A tiny euprimate skull found recently in China confirms that
A) our earliest ancestors were nocturnal, like Asian tarsiers.
B) euprimates were the first primates to live in the Paleozoic.
C) primates were already geographically widespread by 55 m.y.a., and their common ancestor must have evolved earlier than previously believed.
D) larger euprimates lived only in Europe.
E) the specimens previously thought to be euprimates from Europe and North Africa were actually mislabeled.

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The discovery of a tiny euprimate skull in China confirms that primates were already geographically widespread by 55 m.y.a. and their common ancestor must have evolved earlier than previously believed. This finding challenges the previous belief that primates evolved in Europe and North Africa before spreading elsewhere.

A Tiny Euprimate Skull Found Recently in China Confirms That