Primate Origins (Mesa ANTH 102/104) by Kayla McKinley https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44 The evolution of primates throughout the epochs. en-us 2020-11-14 07:11:17 UTC 2024-04-03 05:23:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f435.png PALEOCENE (65 - 58 MYA) kaymmckinley https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/922458054 Climate 
  •  lots of tree growth, warmer temp
Evolution
  •  Primate Cousins
Species
  • Plesiadapiformes
    • Carpolestes simpsoni

]]> 2020-11-14 07:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/922458054 EOCENE (58 - 35 MYA) kaymmckinley https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/922458091 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
]]> 2020-11-14 07:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/922458091 OLIGOCENE (35 - 25 MYA) kaymmckinley https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/922458129 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 
]]> 2020-11-14 07:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/922458129 Pliocene (5.5 - 1.6 MYA) kaymmckinley https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/922458184 Evolution

Species
  • Gigantopithecus 
    • "giant ape"
]]> 2020-11-14 07:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/922458184 Pleistocene (1.6 MYA - 10 KYA) kaymmckinley https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/922458224 Evolution

Species

]]> 2020-11-14 07:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/922458224 MIOCENE (25 - 5.5 MYA) kaymmckinley https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/922460163 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
]]> 2020-11-14 07:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/922460163 Plesiadapiformes kaymmckinley https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/1495602174
  • Non-Primate:
    • missing teeth (2-1-3-3)
    • large diastema
    • small brain
    • no postorbital bar
    • long snout
    • non-petrosal bulla
  • Primate:
    • molar shape
    • ]]>     2021-05-05 20:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/1495602174     Prosimians kaymmckinley https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/1495650507
  • shorter snout
  • 2-1-4-3
  • postorbital bar
  • opposable hallux
  • nails
  • petrosal bulla
    • ]]>     2021-05-05 20:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kaymmckinley/vgibklcnscvlrh44/wish/1495650507