Which of the Following Statements Correctly Characterizes the Fayum Depression

question 61

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements correctly characterizes the Fayum Depression during the Oligocene?

• A) Its community included strepsirrhines, omomyids, and haplorrhines.
• B) It was a desert.
• C) It did not have any animals other than primates.
• D) It is where the oldest primate fossils on record came from.

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