Question

1. Notharctus skeleton- earlier Eocene North America

Describe at least 3 key features of its skeleton, note from and function, adaptations to a particular habitat,etc.

2. Examine, diagram/label and briefly describe Bushbaby(Africa). Sketch the skull and label noticeable fetures, including dentition. What do the teeth tell you about their diet? Include description of their habitat and notable adaptations.

Answer 1

Ans 1) Features of Notharctus skeleton:-

1. The fingers were elongated in the species for clamping onto the branched and it also includes a thumb.
2. It has a flexible spine and has a extended long tail.
3. It has a prominent muzzle and the skull is about 5 cm long.

The genus was found with help of a fossil that was present or found in Europe and North America and it was found within the Eocene deposits. It was dated to about 54 million years ago. One of the major functions was that it was an agile climber and it must have inhabitated in the dense forests that was presence across North America and Eurasia. It must have got extincy by the end of Eocene Epoch period