Exercise 3: Oligocene Primates – Monkeys, Monkeys, Monkeys Feature Apidium New World Monkey Aegyptopithecus Old World Monkey Chimpanzee Post-orbital closure (present | absent) Dental Formula Molar cusp Pattern (bilophodont | Y5) Questions: In which features is Apidium similar to a New World Monkey? In which features is Aegyptopithecus similar to an Old World Monkey? What kind of emphasis do you think Aegyptopithecus placed on vision? Why? How is Aegyptopithecus anthropoid-like? How is Aegyptopithecus prosimian-like? Should Aegyptopithecus be classified as an anthropoid? If so, as a catarrhine or platyrrhine?
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