The Early Ancestors of the Modern Prosimian Lemurs and Lorises

question 46

Multiple Choice

The early ancestors of the modern prosimian lemurs and lorises are probably the

• A)Plesiadapiformes.
• B)Omomyidae.
• C)Adapidae.
• D)Hominidae.

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