ANTH 1210 – Final questions with
verified solutions already passed
what are the two suborders of primates? - correct answer ✔✔Strepsirhini and
haplorrhine
what are the main differences between strepsirrhines and haplorrhines? - correct
answer ✔✔streps have naked, moist noses; haplorrhines have hairy, dry noses
strepsirrhines have smaller brain and greater smell; haplorrhines have bigger brain
and lesser smell
what are general characteristics of all primates? - correct answer ✔✔arboreal
adaptation
manual dexterity
mobile arms
posture that frees arms and hands
well-developed sight
hand-eye coordination
larger brains
longer infancy periods
complex social organisation
how many non-human primates are there? - correct answer ✔✔230
,which sub-order contains humans, apes, and Old and New World monkeys? -
correct answer ✔✔anthropoidea
when does the earliest primate fossil come from and where was it found? -
correct answer ✔✔47 mya and Messel site, Germany
what time period do the earliest primates date to? - correct answer ✔✔Paleocene
where were Old World Anthropoids found and what period are they from? -
correct answer ✔✔Egypt; Oligocene
when (time period term) did the continents drift apart? - correct answer
✔✔Oligocene
how did the first anthropoids reach South America? - correct answer ✔✔rafted
over the water on chunks of vegetation
what are the forms of the Fayum anthropoids? - correct answer ✔✔Apidium and
Aegyptopithecus
what does postcranial mean? - correct answer ✔✔all parts of the body not
including the skull
what are the characteristics of apidiums? - correct answer ✔✔- small quadruped
- ate seeds, nuts, fruits
- represented by postcranial remains
, what are characteristics of Aegyptopithecus? - correct answer ✔✔- size of a
howler monkey
- short-limbed, slow moving quadruped
- represented by crania and jaws
- bridges gap between Oligocene and Miocene primates
what period came after the Oligocene? - correct answer ✔✔Miocene
what is the Miocene known for? - correct answer ✔✔"the golden age of
hominoids"
what period produced an expansion of the hominoid spieces? - correct answer
✔✔the Miocene
what period was called the Ice Age? - correct answer ✔✔the Pleistocene
what is the most popular genus found in African hominoid forms? - correct
answer ✔✔Preconsul
what are the most popular genus found in European hominoid forms? - correct
answer ✔✔Dryopithecus and Ouranopithecus
what is the most popular genus found in Asian hominoid forms? - correct answer
✔✔Sivapithecus
verified solutions already passed
what are the two suborders of primates? - correct answer ✔✔Strepsirhini and
haplorrhine
what are the main differences between strepsirrhines and haplorrhines? - correct
answer ✔✔streps have naked, moist noses; haplorrhines have hairy, dry noses
strepsirrhines have smaller brain and greater smell; haplorrhines have bigger brain
and lesser smell
what are general characteristics of all primates? - correct answer ✔✔arboreal
adaptation
manual dexterity
mobile arms
posture that frees arms and hands
well-developed sight
hand-eye coordination
larger brains
longer infancy periods
complex social organisation
how many non-human primates are there? - correct answer ✔✔230
,which sub-order contains humans, apes, and Old and New World monkeys? -
correct answer ✔✔anthropoidea
when does the earliest primate fossil come from and where was it found? -
correct answer ✔✔47 mya and Messel site, Germany
what time period do the earliest primates date to? - correct answer ✔✔Paleocene
where were Old World Anthropoids found and what period are they from? -
correct answer ✔✔Egypt; Oligocene
when (time period term) did the continents drift apart? - correct answer
✔✔Oligocene
how did the first anthropoids reach South America? - correct answer ✔✔rafted
over the water on chunks of vegetation
what are the forms of the Fayum anthropoids? - correct answer ✔✔Apidium and
Aegyptopithecus
what does postcranial mean? - correct answer ✔✔all parts of the body not
including the skull
what are the characteristics of apidiums? - correct answer ✔✔- small quadruped
- ate seeds, nuts, fruits
- represented by postcranial remains
, what are characteristics of Aegyptopithecus? - correct answer ✔✔- size of a
howler monkey
- short-limbed, slow moving quadruped
- represented by crania and jaws
- bridges gap between Oligocene and Miocene primates
what period came after the Oligocene? - correct answer ✔✔Miocene
what is the Miocene known for? - correct answer ✔✔"the golden age of
hominoids"
what period produced an expansion of the hominoid spieces? - correct answer
✔✔the Miocene
what period was called the Ice Age? - correct answer ✔✔the Pleistocene
what is the most popular genus found in African hominoid forms? - correct
answer ✔✔Preconsul
what are the most popular genus found in European hominoid forms? - correct
answer ✔✔Dryopithecus and Ouranopithecus
what is the most popular genus found in Asian hominoid forms? - correct answer
✔✔Sivapithecus
