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Question 11

Ida is

a. not important to primate studies because it is not a primate

b. a 47 milion year old fossil early primate

c. a modern bonobo

d. the acyonym (initials)for information Data Access in the library database

Question 12

The Fayrum region in Egypt is important for primate evolution studies because

a. a famous international conference was held there last year to discuss primate evolution

b. the earlist ape fossils were recovered here

c. this is where the first human fossils were discovered

d. two early forms of monkey fossils were found in this area.

Question 13

Based on its dental formula of 2.1.3.3, Apidium is likely the ansector of what group of modern primates?

a. Apes

b. New World mokeys

c. Humans

d. Old World monkeys

Question 14

what is the dental formula of Aegyptopithecus?

a. 2.1.2.2

b. 2.1.2.3

c. 3.1.2.3

d. 2.1.3.3

Question 15

The cooling and drying trend during the middle and late Miocene resulted in

a. fewer groves trees and larger expanses of grasslands in ape habitants

b. huge expanses of deserts without trees ir grasslands in ape habitants

c. no changes in the habitant environmetn of Miocene apes

d. more forests and a great expansion of arboreal ape habitants

Answer 1

11) Ida is b. a 47 milion year old fossil early primate.

12) The Fayrum region in Egypt is important for primate evolution studies because c. this is where the first human fossils were discovered.

13) Based on its dental formula of 2.1.3.3, Apidium is likely the ansector of _____group of modern primates b. New World mokeys.

14) what is the dental formula of Aegyptopithecus

b. 2.1.2.3

15) The cooling and drying trend during the middle and late Miocene resulted in: d.more forests and a great expansion of arboreal ape habitants