ANTH 1001 Chapter : Eocene Era
Document Summary
Nails larger cranial capacity (compared to paleocene primates) Fossils found in north america and europe, an in asia and. North africa near the end of the eocene. North america and eocene were geographically connected with one another in eocene (by greenland). My explain similarity among species of north americas and europe. Environmental context in which eocene primate are found. Two lineages of eocene primates: adapids and omomyids. Adapids may be ancestral to lemurs and lorises. Omomyids may be ancestral to tarsiers and anthropoids. Some species were diurnal, whereas others were nocturnal.
