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Which of the following is considered by many to be an early anthropoid? - correct answer Eosimias True or false? Fossils of some of the earliest euprimates (i.e., true primates) have been discovered in North America - correct answer true Which of the following describes the dental formula of Aegyptopithecus from the Fayum? - correct answer 2123/2123 The ring of bone that closes the lateral (i.e., outer side) of the orbit in the earliest primates and in prosimians is called which of the ...

ASU ASM 246 Week 3 Quiz 2021(T/F) Similar to apes and humans today, Aegyptopithecus did not have a tail. - correct answer False The first fossil evidence of undoubted euprimates (i.e., true primates) was from which of the following epochs? - correct answer Eocene Which of the following describes Dr. Matt Cartmill's visual predation hypothesis? - correct answer Many primate adaptions are related to preying on small, fast prey, such as insects Which of the following characteristics is NO...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM246 - Week 3 Content Mastery (Arizona State University Earned Admissions) well answered to passMany of the placental mammal orders that are alive today (including Primates) originated at the beginning of the ______ Epoch (55.8-33.9 million years ago). Eocene Which of the following describes Dr. Matt Cartmill's visual predation hypothesis? Many primate adaptations are related to preying on small, fast prey, such as insects The epoch of the Cenoz...

Angiosperm - Answer -flowering plant -has seeds with casing -has endosperm in seeds -fruit -most diverse Radiometric methods of dating - Answer -K/Ar (lava, 500K+ years) -C14 (conversion to N14, 40K yrs) -Thermoluminescence (burning) -Electron spin (teeth) -Uranium Lead (mineral deposits) Relative methods of dating - Answer -magnetic reversals -extinct and distinct species Primate - Answer -climbing/locomotion adaptations -big brain -opposable thumbs and prehensile tails -na...

Anorthosite - Answer-A plutonic igneous rock composed almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar, found in the San Gabriel Mountains and dated at 1.022 billion years. Connate Water - Answer-Water trapped in a formation at the time of deposition Franciscan Formation or Group - Answer-A heterogeneous unit of sedimentary and volcanic rocks consisting of greywacke and interbedded shale, minor amounts of chert, limestone, greenstone, and metamorphic rocks of greenschist and blueschist facies. The ...

ASM 246 Arizona State University - Question and answers already passed ASM 246 1. Explain how the incompleteness of the fossil record affects our estimate of the time period over which species existed and about the phylogenetic relationships among species. - correct answer Some species have had more fossils discovered than others, as more fossils are discovered than more evidence is provided. 2. Describe the patterns in global climate over the last 65my. - correct answer Paleocene-5-13 ...

asm246 week 3 Arizona State University -Question and answers rated A+ asm246 week 3 Which of the following is considered by many to be an early anthropoid? - correct answer Eosimias True or false? Fossils of some of the earliest euprimates (i.e., true primates) have been discovered in North America - correct answer true Which of the following describes the dental formula of Aegyptopithecus from the Fayum? - correct answer 2123/2123 The ring of bone that closes the lateral (i.e., o...

ASM246 - Week 3 Content Mastery (Arizona State University Earned Admissions) Arizona State University - Question and answers correctly solved ASM246 - Week 3 Content Mastery (Arizona State University Earned Admissions) Many of the placental mammal orders that are alive today (including Primates) originated at the beginning of the ______ Epoch (55.8-33.9 million years ago). Eocene Which of the following describes Dr. Matt Cartmill's visual predation hypothesis? Many primate adapta...

what makes us human? - ANSWERBipedalism, brains, skulls, Childhood dependency, tools, teeth biopedalism - ANSWERstresses the advantages it provided in a habitat increasingly dominated by dry, savanna-like conditions. Brains and skulls - ANSWEREarly hominins had very small brains, Brain size has increased during hominin evolution, especially with the advent of the genus Homo. Childhood dependency - ANSWERCompared with the young of other primates, human children have a long period of chil...

ASM 246 Arizona State University -ASM 246 fully solved1. Explain how the incompleteness of the fossil record affects our estimate of the time period over which species existed and about the phylogenetic relationships among species. - correct answer Some species have had more fossils discovered than others, as more fossils are discovered than more evidence is provided. 2. Describe the patterns in global climate over the last 65my. - correct answer Paleocene-5-13 C, Eocene- 13-0 C, Oligocene 0-...