Madagascar is a large island located about 400 kilometers off the southeast coast of Africa. Madagascar is home to about 15 species of monkey-like animals called lemurs that are found nowhere else in the world. Lemurs are related to the ancient ancestors of monkeys and apes that live in Africa today. What does this tell you about Madagascar's location millions of years ago? Why are there no lemurs in Africa today?
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The island of Madagascar is located in the tropics 300 miles east of the coast of Africa, from which it separated 165 million years ago. It is characterized by a large number of endemic species. What are the main reasons that Madagascar is a hot spot of endemic biodiversity? a. Madagascar has a climate that is more conducive to evolution than the larger African continent. b. Madagascar is close to the tropics of Africa and consequently has a large number of species. c. Madagascar shows species diversity of both temperate and tropical regions. d. Madagascar has been isolated geographically and species evolved there without interaction with outside influences.
AFRICA MADAGASCAR lorises bushbabies lemurs W 254 mya 255 mya 262 mya This picture shows that the ancestor of modern lemurs left the African mainland and made it to the island of Madagascar around 54 million years ago. This ancestor then proceeded to evolve into all the different lemur species of today. This is an example of which evolutionary pattern? stabilizing selection stasis cladogenesis extinction
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