Why does the presence of fur/hair not help us in distinguishing primates from non-primate mammals and distinguishing one group of primate from another?

Q: For each of the following sets of traits and descriptors, give the name of the most specific primate…

A: Primates include eutherian mammals that are terrestrial mammals. They have larger brains, visual…

Q: What is the difference between howler monkeys and wooly monkeys? Are there any visual differences?

A: Introduction The most advanced placental mammals are the primates. Primates are mammals that lead an…

Q: What are the advantages of being social for primates? What altruistic behaviors have been observed…

A: Mammals classified as primates include humans, apes, monkeys, and prosimians including tarsiers,…

Q: According to the tree below, which statement is true? Gibbon Siamang Gorilla Chimpanzee Bonobo Human…

A: Demonstrating the links between different biological species or other entities based on how similar…

Q: ich of the following traits is a synapomorphy in humans, a characteristic not shared with mates?…

A: Synapomorphy is a characteristic which is present in the ancestral species and shared exclusively in…

Q: Define sexual selection among primates (including both female choice and male competition) and…

A: Sexual selection was a concept given by Darwin. Sexual selection is related very much to the…

Q: What are three traits (besides a post-orbital bar) that are DERIVED traits when COMPARING primates…

A: Ancestral primate traits refer to the fundamental characteristics and features that are shared by…

Q: The Old World Monkeys and Gibbons both belong to the Old world monkeys New world monkeys Lorrises…

A: A clade is also known as a natural group or monophyletic group. This refers to a group having a…

Q: Why become a primate

A: In biology, evolution is the transition over many generations in the characteristics of a species…

Q: Birds today are defined by the presence of feathers. Feathers have many uses to include…

A: Evolution is the process of a species' characteristics changing over many generations by natural…

Q: Watch the original 1968 movie Planet of the Apes. Document as many scientific problems with the movie…

A: Scientific problems with the movie Planet of the Apes Note:- Planet of the Apes certainly can be…

Q: Working as an Anthropologist in South Africa, you’ve been given four hominin craniums and are asked…

A: As an anthropologist in South Africa, we are tasked with the interesting work of classifying four…

Q: How do the non-human primates interact in general? How is their sociality similar to humans?

A: Non human primates  are the group of mammals which include Apes and monkeys and lemurs ,rhesus…

Q: Do you believe that chimpanzees should be classified in the same family and/or subfamily as humans?…

A: Chimpanzees and humans are almost identical. The difference between two humans would more or less be…

Q: Humans often survive beyond their childbearing years, which is unique among primates. The…

A: Evolutionary genetics is a branch of genetics that studies the role of genetic variation in the…

Q: The presence of 5 digits on the hands and feet is

A: Humans are the wisest creature on the earth. Biologists explain human as just another animal based…

Q: Is the inability to make vitamin C likely a homologous or analogous trait for humans and orangutans…

A: Introduction : Primates are the mammals having placenta and they are divided into two groups-…

Q: In evolution, is it possible that there was an intermediate species between chimps and humans?…

A: Any net directional shift or cumulative change in the traits of organisms or populations over many…

Q: There are two main groups of bats: Smaller “microbats” navigate by using sonar, and larger…

A: Question of bat ancestry can be resolved by Genome Sequencing.

Q: What general conclusions can be drawn from the Eocene primates? What general conclusions can be…

A: During the Eocene epoch (approximately 56 to 34 million years ago), primates were small-bodied and…

Q: Where did New World Monkeys come from?  Contrast the various ideas describing the origins of New…

A: Most monkeys and all primates are diurnal, unlike prosimians. Humans, like animals, are diurnal by…

Q: Why study primates

A: Compared to other species, primates have big brains (relative to body size) as well as an increased…

Q: What the difference is between saying something is a primate and saying it is a monkey versus an…

A: Primates are the group of mammals that includes lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and…

Q: Briefly define what are differences between rats and mice?  Please elaborately answer at your own…

A: Mouse and rat belong to rodents of  class mammal.Scientific names - Mouse - Mus musculus Rat -…

Q: (1) What are the 3 evolutionary tendencies that separate primates from other mammals? Why are they…

A: The zoological class Mammalia comprises lorises, marmosets, chimpanzees, tarsiers, apes, and mankind…

Q: What factors threaten the existence of nonhuman primates in the wild? What can you do to help save…

A: Introduction Primates are a group of  animals that include humans, monkeys and apes. Non-human…

Q: Eyes are often used in arguments for intelligent design because many consider this organ to be too…

A: The eyes can be defined as the type of sense organ which provides the vision to the individual. It…

Q: Working as an Anthropologist in South Africa, you’ve been given four hominin craniums and are asked…

A: In the field of anthropology, the study of hominin fossils and crania provides valuable insights…

Q: Having opposable thumbs/toes is a generalized trait in primates.  True False

A: Opposable thumbs/toes are a derived trait that appeared in the earliest primates about 55 million…

Q: How do you define Homo Sapiens?

A: Homo sapiens is the only extant human species. The term was introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.

Q: Some human traits may have arisen by sexual selection. Over thousands of years, women attracted to…

A: Evolution involves “descent with modifications” which results in the alteration of characteristics…

Primate evolution

Primates are a relatively new species and first appeared in the fossil record nearly 55 million years ago. They may have originated as far back as the cretaceous period. Their fossils were observed in North America, Asia, and Europe. Long before the first monkeys and their prosimian relatives developed, most animal species thrived and died. The first primates did not exist until about 50-55 million years ago, even though the planet is 4.54 billion years old and the first life goes back at least 3.5 billion years. Dinosaurs had been extinct for 10 to 15 million years when this happened.