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Climate

lots of tree growth, warmer temp

Evolution

Primate Cousins

Species

Plesiadapiformes

Carpolestes simpsoni

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Non-Primate:

missing teeth (2-1-3-3)

large diastema

small brain

no postorbital bar

long snout

non-petrosal bulla

Primate:

molar shape

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Climate

tropical warm environments

Evolution

First Prosimian Primates

Species

Adapoids

lemur ancestors

OmOmyoids

tarsier, archicebus

Eosimias

42 MYA, China, Anthropoid like

may be an early anthropoid found outside of Africa

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shorter snout

2-1-4-3

postorbital bar

opposable hallux

nails

petrosal bulla

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Climate

way cooler temperatures

Evolution

First Anthropoid Primates

Species (Fayum, Egypt Anthropoids)

Oligopithecidae

Late Eocene

catarrhines (2-1-2-3)

ex: Catopithecus (the oldest full anthropoid)

Parapithecidae

Late Eocene-Oligocene

platyrrhines (2-1-3-3)

ex: Apidium & Parapithecus

Propliopithecidae

Early Oligocene

catarrhines (2-1-2-3)

ex: Aegyptopithecus

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Climate

temperature fluctuates (rises in beginning, drops in mid)

Evolution

First Apes

Early miocene --> apes common, monkeys rare

Late miocene --> apes rare, monkeys common

Species

Proconsul

dental ape (Y-5 molar pattern but monkey anatomy)

Morotopithecus bishopi

primitive upper jaw (basal ape)

suspensory/brachiation anatomy

Pierolapithecus

middle miocene ape

found in Spain

suspensory/brachiation anatomy

Sivapithecus

orangutan ancestor

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Evolution

Species

Gigantopithecus

"giant ape"

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Evolution

Species