ANT101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Parapithecidae, Simian, Lufengpithecus
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Ecological niche environment is which you find speciation, A species way of life considered in the context of its environment (haviland & crawford, 2009:139) Adaptive radiation -other species adapting to this new environment. Rapid diversification of an evolving population as it adapts to a variety of available niches (haviland & crawford, 2009: 138) Major periods & epochs of evolution of life. Beginning of separation between mouth & nasal cavity. 1st mammals appeared: end of triassic period (190 mya) Cenozoic (age of mammals) (including 1st appearance of primates) tropical & subtropical forests. Suborder: plesiadapiformes beginning or primates, ples. is the first true primate. Carpolestes- (missing stereoscopic vision) has put ples. back into. Carpolestes, new era, found in wyomings, proof that ples. is the origin of primates. Extinct mammal common ancestry with primates. Dentition similar to modern mouse lemur (strepsirhine) 1. adapidae (similar to lemurs & lorises) probable ancestor of lemurs and lorises.
