The Earliest Primates

question 48

Multiple Choice

The earliest primates

• A) were large-brained, diurnal monkeys found in Africa.
• B) had nails on their fingers like modern humans.
• C) had fully enclosed eye sockets like modern humans.
• D) were small, nocturnal, and found in North America and Europe.

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