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Mammals Evolution and Primate Diversity: A Comprehensive Overview

Explore the evolutionary convergence of marsupial and eutherian mammals, major mammal orders, primate diversity, and the characteristics of primates. Learn about the work of Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall with African apes.

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Mammals Evolution and Primate Diversity: A Comprehensive Overview

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  1. Chordate Characteristics

  2. Subphylum Urochordata: a Tunicate

  3. Subphylum Cephalochordata: Lancelet Anatomy

  4. Subphylum Cephalochordata: the lancelet Branchiostoma

  5. Australian Monotremes and Marsupials Spiny Anteater (Monotreme) Sugar glider (marsupial) Marsupial Mouse

  6. Hypothetical Cladogram of Mammals

  7. Evolutionary convergence of marsupial and eutherian (placental) mammals

  8. Major Orders of Mammals (Monotremata-Sirenia)

  9. Major Orders of Mammals (Edentata-Primates)

  10. Major Orders of Mammals (Carnivora-Cetaceans)

  11. A Phylogenetic Tree of Primates

  12. Primate Diversity

  13. Prosimians:Lemurs

  14. A Capuchin, a New World Monkey (left), and a Vervet, an Old World Monkey (rt) Arboreal, no sitting pads or estrus swelling, prehensile tail Sitting pads, estrus swelling, generally larger Others: baboon, macaque,Colobus, Rhesus Others: squirrel monkey, spider monkey, howler monkey

  15. Crested Macaque Showing Estrus Swelling

  16. Orangutan Gibbon Chimpanzee Gorilla

  17. Bonobo

  18. Jane Goodall Today

  19. List: a. two prosimians b. two anthropoids List two characteristics of all primates.

  20. Name three types of molecules which can be used to confirm our relationship with the African Apes. Dian Fossey is best known for her work with this ape - ___________, while Jane Goodall is best known for her work with the _______________.

  21. Chimp Human Place the following organisms on the phylogenetic tree in terms of their relationship to the human: spider monkey, bush baby, orangutan, baboon, siamang.

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