In: Biology
1. Illuminate (investigate, illustrate {draw, diagram, print}, describe, and explain) what scientists have discovered regarding the major biological, ecological, and behavioral adaptations associated with each of the following primate groups. Be sure to tell in what geographic areas the fossil evidence of each form has been found and what scientists think the areas were like when the fossil forms lived there. For the hominins that used stone tools, illustrate and describe typical examples of their technology.
Notharctus,tenebrosas
Darwinius masillae
The “dawn ape” Aegyptopithecus
Earlier Miocene monkey Victoriapithecus (on the branch giving rise to the Old World Monkeys)
Earlier Miocene monkey-like ape Proconsul
Middle Miocene great ape Afropithecus
Early Pliocene hominin Ardipithecus ramidus
Australopithecus afarensis
Homo habilis
Associated tools: African Old Stone Age – the Oldowan Industry)
Early African Homo erectus (has also been referred to as Homo ergaster, first appears about 1.65 Ma) (Associated tools: African Old Stone Age - Acheulean Industry)