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CHAPTER Primate Origin GOALS By the end of this CHAPTER you should understand: 1. Basic morphological features used to describe and classify fossil primates. 2. How morphological features are used to infer diet and locomotion in fossil primates. 3. Theories on Primate origins. 4. General patterns of morphology and phylogenetics for fossil primates from 65 to million years ago. CHAPTER OUTLINE Introduction to Fossil Primates Paleocene Primates Eocene Primates: Are We There Yet? Oligocene Primates: Hey, Is It the Monkeys?
These teeth can be categorized into two parts: anterior dentition (incisors and canines) and posterior denti-tion (premolars and molars). Paleoanthropologists use the dental formula to describe
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