primate evolution

What Is A Basal Anthropoid?

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What Is A Basal Anthropoid? Basal anthropoids. Eocene primates that are possibly ancestral to anthropoids. Which two genera may be ancestral to today’s orangutans? The genus Sivapithecus is now acknowledged as being the direct ancestor of modern day orangutans (Fleagle, 1999), and scientists believe that this line, the lineage that descended to modern day orangutans,

What Does The Arboreal Hypothesis Of Primate Origins Explain?

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What Does The Arboreal Hypothesis Of Primate Origins Explain? (Q001) What does the arboreal hypothesis of primate origins explain? Grasping hands and feet were necessary for living in trees. … Catching small prey was more important in primate evolution than living in the trees. You just studied 25 terms! What is a valid criticism of