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1). Compared to its contemporary mammals, purgatorius had
Ans: less specialized teeth
2). The fossil record of the __________ reveals the first true primates.
Ans: Paleocene
3). Compared to plesiadapiforms, adapoids and omomyoids have
Ans: larger brains
4). Adapoids resemble modern
Ans: none of these
5). The __________ are best considered the most primitive known group of early modern
primates.
Ans: adapoids
6). The omomyidae were a group of early primates that
Ans: were similar to modern tarsiers.
7). Which of the following derived characteristics did the earliest oligopithecid primates share
with modern haplorrhines?
Ans: Their eye sockets were fully enclosed by bone.
8). The eocene primates had most of the features that modern primates share, including
Ans: grasping hands and feet.
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