The Propliopithecidae include:
A. Aegyptopithecus
B. Catopithecus
C. Victoriapithecus
D. Aegyptopithecus and Catopithecus
E. Catopithecus and Victoriapithecus
D. Aegyptopithecus and Catopithecus
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Which of the following states that there are predictable sequences of fauna through strata?
a. the principle of cross-cutting relationships b. the principle of original horizontality c. the principle of superposition d. the principle of faunal succession
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Molecular data suggests that the last common ancestor of all primates lived 30 million years ago. 2. Aegyptopithecus falls very near the divergence of the Old World monkeys and the apes. It is not clear whether or not it is a very early monkey or a very early ape or perhaps closely related to the common ancestor of both lineages. 3. The earliest New World monkey, Branisella, first appears in the Middle Miocene of Bolivia. 4. Fossil hominoids underwent a major adaptive radiation during the Miocene. 5. A land connection developed between Africa and Asia during the Middle Miocene that not only permitted animals to move from one continent to another, but also resulted in an expansion of more varied habitats, including the savanna grasslands.
What ecological pattern for early Homo has been determined from analysis of the stone tools in the lower beds of Olduvai Gorge?
A) They lived in large social groups. B) They moved around throughout the year. C) They were reliant on herd animals for their survival. D) They traded food resources with other groups of hominins.
The cones of the eye:
A. allow for stereoscopic vision B. are more sensitive to low intensities of light than are rods C. sense color D. none of these