During Which Epoch Did Anthropoid Fossils Diversify and Expand Their

question 23

Multiple Choice

During which epoch did anthropoid fossils diversify and expand their range,and prosimian fossil forms became far less prominent?

• A)Oligocene
• B)Eocene
• C)Miocene
• D)Pliocene
• E)Pleistocene

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