Anthr 364 Exam 2 Study Guide

Standford 164 - 170 urc e eH 1. In which geographical regions do Strepsirhine primates live (choose all that apply) A: Madagascar, Tropical regions of Asia, Mainland Africa 2. True or false: nocturnal strepsirhines are all solitary (non-group-living) A: False 3. Which of the following is accurate about the island of Madagascar (choose all that apply) Question options: A:  There have been periods of gene flow between the lemurs on Madagascar and primates on continental Africa since Madagascar broke away from continental Africa  There are no large predators on Madagascar (aside from humans who arrives relatively recently)  It began to separate from continental Africa around 100 million years ago, but did not fully separate until early primates inhabited the soon-to-be island  The only primates found on Madagascar are lemurs (a superfamily of strepsirhines) 4. What is a subfossil? A: skeletal remains that have not yet fossilized 5. True or false: there used to be large, bear-like lemurs that walked around on the ground, and slow, sloth-like lemurs that hung upside down. A: True 6. Match the Lemur Latin family name to the common name(s) for that family A:     Dwarf Lemurs - Cheirogaleidae True Lemurs - Lemuridae The Aye Aye - Daubentoniidae Sifikas and Andri - Indriidae 7. Match the characteristics to the correct lemur family. A: