A group of fossil species from the Paleocene epoch (65-55 million years ago) are argued by some researchers to be the earliest primate-like mammals; these fossil animals are
A) the plesiadapiforms.
B) the adapids.
C) the omomyids.
D) the strepsirhines.
E) the haplorhines.
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Q1: The earliest true primates from early in
Q2: Omomyids exhibit many characteristics that seem to
Q3: A strong candidate for the common primate
Q5: Thin tooth enamel, lighter jaws, and pointed
Q6: The inner ear of Plesiadapis resembled that
Q7: The first New World monkeys (platyrrhines) appear
Q8: The major geological transition that occurred from
Q9: In their locomotion, arboreal quadrupeds typically exhibit
Q10: The _ period saw the evolution and
Q11: Arboreal quadrupeds tend to have
A) prehensile tails.
B)
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