ANTH 1001 Final: Anth 1001 Final Notes
Document Summary
Plate tectonics and primate evolution: cenozoic era, n. america and europe were connected to one another during paleocene and. Eocene: explains geographical distribution of early primates, africa was an island continent prior to 19 mya, about 19 mya, africa contacted. Sw. asia: explains geographical distribution of apes during the miocene. How did lemurs colonize madagascar: madagascar was an island before the emergence of primates theory is that lemurs colonized madagascar by crossing the mozambique channel on floating of masses of vegetation. Problem issue: colonization of s. america by monkeys: Discovery of piltdown, 1912: discovered by archeologist charles dawson reconstructed by paleontologist arthur smith woodward. Greenland) environmental context in which eocene primates are found: tropical and sub-tropical forests. African taxa: 23 14 mya (e. g. proconsul) European taxa: 16 11 mya (e. g. dryopithecus) Asian taxa: 15 5 mya (e. g. sivapithecus) Miocene hominoids were dental apes: hominoids: y-5 cusp pattern, ow monkeys: bilophodont cusp pattern.
