Author Question: Aegyptopithecus A) is the oldest known ape, whose anatomy included 5-cusped Y-5 molars, a stiff ... (Read 14 times)

student77 · **on:** Aug 11, 2018

Aegyptopithecus

A) is the oldest known ape, whose anatomy included 5-cusped Y-5 molars, a stiff and tailless spine, and adaptations for brachiation
B) is one of the oldest known platyrrhine monkeys, dating 27 million years of age from Bolivia
C) was clearly an Old World monkey, judging from it 2123/2123 dental formula and its 4-cusped bilophodont molars
D) possessed both Old World monkey and ape traits and is best classified as a generalized catarrhine
E) Old World monkey, believed to be the ancestor of all New World monkeys

Question 2

Campbell and Loy argue that the research on the mtDNA of the original Neandertal fossil

A) establishes that the Neandertals are not a geographic race of archaic Homo sapiens
B) shows it unlikely Neandertals contributed genes to modern humans
C) establishes that the Neandertals are a separate species from Homo sapiens
D) none of the above
E) all of the above