ANTH 1001 : ANTH 1001 Exam 3 Notes 3 Okay
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Some species are thought to have been primates, but our authors don"t consider them as primates. Eocene (55-34 million years ago: importance, where the fossils are found. The first undoubted primates in the fossil record. During the later part of the eocene, species were found in north africa and asia as well. Species in north america and europe are similar to one another in anatomy. This similarity may be explained by the connection of north america and. Europe (via greenland) during the first half of the eocene. Tropical, subtropical climate; forested: environment, taxonomy and phylogeny. Two broad groups of primates: adapids and omomyids. Adapids may be ancestors of lemurs and lorises. Oligocene (34-23 million years ago: importance, where fossils were found. The first definite anthropoids in the fossil record. Fayum, egypt: dates for the fossils, environment, taxonomy and phylogeny. Fayum site was close to the shores of the tethys sea.
