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| How have geology and climate changed over he course of primate evolution? |
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| Constantly changing, very little has constant. 65 MYA - dinosaurs disappear and radiation of mammals, birds and insects begins to flourish. |
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Tectonic plates have shifted considerably over the past 200 MY.
-causes CLIMATE CHANGE
-(larger landmasses = colder)
-Orientation of landmasses affects water circulation. |
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In cretaceous (dinosaur era until 65 MYA), angiosperms appear and spread to many new ecological niches (trees, seeds, fruits, etc.).
-Early primates exploited some of these niches (VATA theories). |
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Plesiadapiforms - closely related to mammals (65-54 MYA). Rocky Mountains. Similar to strepsirhines.
NO STEREOSCOPIC VISION. |
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| First primate fossils appear around 54 MYA - EXPANSION OF THE TROPICS. N AMERICA AND EUROPE, later ASIA. |
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| 2 True Primate families (AO) |
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ADAPIDAE - strepsirhine-like, but slow like lorises.
OMOMYIDAE - Like tarsiers.
These were probably Strepsirhine and tarsier ancestors. |
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| Haplorhine ancestors? (think darwiM) |
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Neither?
Darwinius Masillae - ADAPIFORM - may be the "missing link". |
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| aka SIMIANS (monkeys and apes). From Eocene (54-36 MYA), debated if from asia or africa. |
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| Due to great diversity in anthropoids (found in FAYUM, EGYPT). |
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Aegyptopithecus zeusxis
-30 MYA
-Catarrhine (precedes OWM-ape split) |
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-during Oligocene and Miocene (27-5 MYA)
-Proconsul |
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-Mid-miocene (15-10 mya).
-Miocene ape taxonomy is a mess, no clear ancestors to african apes or gibbons.
-Orangutang ancestor sivapithecines. |
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| Apes underwent radiation during: |
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