Anthropology 301 Self-Paced Lab 7: Primate EvolutionAnthropology 301 Self-Paced Lab 7: Primate Evolution 1. Shown below is an outcropping of different stratigraphic layers. According to the law of superposition: _____ . a. absolute dates are required to tell us the relative ages of the two levels. b. the rocks in level B were deposited after those in level A. c. the rocks in level A were deposited after those in level B. d. the beds at level A are the same age as those at level B. 2. Which of the following dating methods provides a relative age for a rock section? a. paleomagnetic dating b. biostratigraphy c. faunal correlation d. all of the above e. none of the above 3. A species is _____ . a. composed of members that are capable of interbreeding. b. a group whose members can produce viable offspring. c. does not correspond to any level of Linnean classification d. A, B and C e. A and B only 4. The tarsier belongs in the suborder _____ because it shares characteristics with both Prosimians and Anthropoids. a. Haplorhini b. Strepsirhini c. Anthropoidea d. None of the above; the tarsier is placed in its own suborder. 15. Assuming chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and humans (Homo sapiens) are more closely related to each other than either is to gorillas (Gorilla gorilla), which of the following cladograms is correct? a. classification B b. classification A c. neither is correct d. both are correct 6. Euprimates appeared about _____ mya. This time period is called the _____. a. 65-55; Eocene b. 65-55; Paleocene c. 55-34; Paleocene d. 55-34; Eocene e. 34-24; Oligocene 7. During the ______ epoch, there were fewer _____ and more _____, a reversal in the relative representation of these forms during modern times. a. Eocene; Omomyids; Eosimiids b. Miocene; Old World monkeys; apes c. Miocene; apes; Old World monkeys d. Oligocene; apes; Old World monkeys e. Paleocene; New World monkeys; Old World monkeys 8. In the Laboratory Exercise from Lab 7 on the CD-ROM, Hylobates is chosen as the outgroup. Why? a. The genus Hylobates morphologically resembles the genera Pongo and Sivapithecus. b. The genus Hylobates is taken to represent the primitive condition for apes. c. The genus Hylobates represents the derived condition for all Old World monkeys. d. The genus Hylobates represents the derived condition for apes. e. none of the above 29. Rooneyia is a Eocene primate fossil. This _____ found in Texas is distinct from other North American Eocene Primates in that it has _____ . a. omomyid; well-developed postorbital flanges. b. eosimiid; poorly-developed postorbital flanges. c. adapid; a long rostrum d. oligopithecid; very large eye orbits e. none of the above 10. Refer to the graph. Dryopithecus laietanus has an approximate intermembral index of _____ and shares similar morphological characteristics with primates classified as _____ . a. 4.53, terrestrial quadrupeds b. 113, suspensory primates c. 109, vertical clingers and leapers d. 96, arboreal quadrupeds e. There is not enough information provided to make a conclusion. DryopithecusArboreal quadrupedsSuspensoryTerrestrial quadrupedsVertical clingers & leapers1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5050150100Body Mass Log10 (g)Intermembral Index