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The Origins of the Primate Order

The Origins of the Primate Order. Geological Time Scale. Eras Periods Epochs Mesozoic Cretaceous Maastrichian 66 mya Cenozoic Paleogene Paleocene (Early Tertiary) Eocene Oligocene Neogene Miocene 23 mya

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The Origins of the Primate Order

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  1. The Origins of the Primate Order

  2. Geological Time Scale Eras Periods Epochs Mesozoic Cretaceous Maastrichian 66 mya Cenozoic Paleogene Paleocene (Early Tertiary) Eocene Oligocene Neogene Miocene 23 mya (Late Tertiary) Pliocene Pleistocene

  3. Mesozoic Era 245-65 mya Cretaceous Period 144 mya - 66 mya Cenozoic Era 66 mya-present Tertiary Subera 66 - 5.2 mya; Paleocene Epoch 65 mya – 56.5 mya

  4. Fig. 1 Single tree from parsimony analysis of combined molecular and phenomic data mapped onto the stratigraphic record (tables S2 and S3). M A O'Leary et al. Science 2013;339:662-667 Published by AAAS

  5. Fig. 2 Reconstructions of the phenotype of the hypothetical placental ancestor derived from the combined data matrix optimized onto the tree in Fig. 1. M A O'Leary et al. Science 2013;339:662-667 Published by AAAS

  6. Cladogram of Primate Evolution during the Cenozoic Era

  7. Paleocene Primates Carpolestes simpsoni, found in the Clark’s Fork Basin, Wyoming. Frugivore, with a nail-tipped digit. Weight: 4 oz.

  8. Altiatlasius koulchii, found in 1990 in Morocco. Date: 56 mya. Thought by Chris Beard to be an early anthropoid.

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