In this lab, we reviewed important fossil primates related to each of the major living primate groups. To help you make comparisons across groups and understand the general patterns of primate evolution, answer Parts i-iv. You may also complete the Fossil Primate Chart on pp. 393-394 of your lab manual to help you organize your information.

Part i. What geographic region(s) have numerous fossil primate discoveries? Why might fossil primates be common in these places?

 

Part ii. Identify one geographic region that has few or no fossil primates. Why might fossil primates be rare here?

 

Part iii. Choose one strepsirrhine-like fossil primate and one haplorrhine-like fossil primate, and list at least two traits that distinguish them. What do these traits suggest about their classification and relationship to living primates?

 

Part iv. Choose any two haplorrhine-like fossil primates and list at least two traits that distinguish them. What do these traits suggest about their classification and relationship to living primates?