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Miocene Hominoids. Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed ., p. 196. Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed ., p. 103. Miocene Hominoids. General Features / Trends of Apes / Humans. 3. True apes that brachiated probably
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Miocene Hominoids Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 196
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 103
Miocene Hominoids
General Features / Trends of Apes / Humans 3. True apes that brachiated probably originated in the Early Miocene ca. 20 – 17 mya
General Features / Trends of Apes / Humans “Only after the evolution of arboreal suspension . . . would the modern meaning of the term ape have been applicable.” Campbell-Loy, p. 195
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 196
General Features / Trends of Apes / Humans Apes flourished in the later part of the Miocene ca. 15 – 5 mya
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 103
General Features / Trends of Apes / Humans Well represented in the fossil record by such forms as: Sivapithecus . . . Ramapithecus Kenyapithecus Ouranopithecus Dryopithecus Proconsul Oreopithecus Gigantopithecus
General Features / Trends of Apes / Humans Rudapithecus Pasalar Nyanzapithecus Afropithecus Turkanopithecus Rangwapithecus and others
Miocene hominoid distribution, from fossils thus far discovered Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 197
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 196
Proconsul africanus(from early Miocene) Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 197
Prehistoric Hominoidea Miocene hominoids: Proconsul (Miocene “dental ape”) Oreopithecus
Oreopithecus (Miocene Ape) Humankind Emerging, 7th ed., p. 187
Prehistoric Hominoidea Miocene hominoids: Proconsul (Miocene “dental ape”) Oreopithecus Pliopithecus
Prehistoric Hominoidea Miocene hominoids: Proconsul (Miocene “dental ape”) Oreopithecus Pliopithecus Dryopithecus
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 196
Prehistoric Primates “Dryopithecus – Y” “Y – 5”
Prehistoric Hominoidea Miocene hominoids: Proconsul (Miocene “dental ape”) Oreopithecus Pliopithecus Dryopithecus Sivapithecus
Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 196
Sivapithecus Ramapithecus Kenyapithecus Ouranopithecus Prehistoric Primates Species Genus
Modern chimpanzee Sivapithecus Orangutan ca. 8 mya Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 198
Sivapithecus ramapithecus Prehistoric Primates Species Genus