ANTH 1001 Lecture 12: c61cf66c5d319f32dd4d8b75fafad310
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Bones and teeth can be destroyed by physical, chemical, and biological forces. The fossils in the cave have a better chance to be better protected than fossils near water, which are exposed to more animals and sediment. Fossilization!protection from forces of destruction (death near water or in cave) North america and europe were connected to one another during. This explains the geographical distribution of early primates. Africa was an island continent prior to 19 mya. This explains the geographical distribution of apes during the miocene. Madagascar was an island before the emergence of primates. The theory is that lemurs colonized madagascar by crossing the. South america was an island continent long before the emergence of primates, and the isthmus of panama connected n. and s. america 5 mya. The theory is that the ancestor of nw monkeys colonized s. america by crossing either the caribbean sea or atlantic ocean on flotation of masses of vegetation.
