The first true primate (with the suite of traits we have come to expect with primates) arose in which epoch of the Cenozoic?

a. Paleocene
b. Eocene
c. Oligocene
d. Miocene
e. Pliocene


Answer: b. Eocene

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a. True b. False

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. is primarily digital-electronic b. is decreasingly important c. is dominated by developing countries d. wields hard power only

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