tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post5955093134121385437..comments2024-03-10T19:39:07.469+00:00Comments on Synapsida: Before the Monkeys: Primates in North AmericaJK Revellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00358838350092883422noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post-85930172414236865732021-09-21T13:32:24.057+01:002021-09-21T13:32:24.057+01:00I don't understand the comment about the Frede...I don't understand the comment about the Fredericksburg site having to be partly above water. Land animals can fall into water - indeed it generally helps their chances at fossilization.Andreas Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802392912541974977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post-90353467402323770532021-09-19T20:22:05.626+01:002021-09-19T20:22:05.626+01:00That's a fair point! I'll amend my termino...That's a fair point! I'll amend my terminology.JK Revellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358838350092883422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post-65214103339579642392021-09-19T18:25:46.894+01:002021-09-19T18:25:46.894+01:00Question: Surely the monkeys of Mexico count as pa...Question: Surely the monkeys of Mexico count as part of North America? Also, the Caribbean species? That raises the question as to why they did not head further north - as far as I know there were never any South American primates adapted to open country/semiterrestrial life as many Old World species are, so perhaps they were constrained by a lack of forest?Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639051771288355487noreply@blogger.com