University Catalog 2014-2015

University of Colorado Boulder

ANTH-4170 (3) Primate Evolutionary Biology

Focuses on the fossil record of nonhominoid primates.Special emphasis placed on delineating the origins of the order Primates, the origins of the primate semiorders Strepsirhini and Haplorhini, and the adaptations of extinct primates in light of our understanding of the modern primate adaptive radiations. Prereqs., ANTH 2010 or EBIO 1210. Same as ANTH 5170. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).