Comments on: Primate Origins Tied to Rise of Flowering Plants http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/2012/11/primate-origins-tied-to-rise-of-flowering-plants/ Meet the members of the tangled human family tree Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:56:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Rob Gargett http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/2012/11/primate-origins-tied-to-rise-of-flowering-plants/#comment-1038 Rob Gargett Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:52:31 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/?p=2377#comment-1038 Hi, Erin, Although in all likelihood close to the truth, this article is, more or less, stating the obvious. I'd be hard pressed to name one order of the eutherian mammals that didn't flourish as a direct result of the evolution and radiation of flowering plants? From the primary consumers like the ungulates, right on up to the top carnivores. And, frankly, I couldn't imagine life without the fermentation by-product of flowering plants. ;-) Rob Hi, Erin,
Although in all likelihood close to the truth, this article is, more or less, stating the obvious. I’d be hard pressed to name one order of the eutherian mammals that didn’t flourish as a direct result of the evolution and radiation of flowering plants? From the primary consumers like the ungulates, right on up to the top carnivores. And, frankly, I couldn’t imagine life without the fermentation by-product of flowering plants. ;-) Rob

]]> By: Subbmit.com http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/2012/11/primate-origins-tied-to-rise-of-flowering-plants/#comment-1019 Subbmit.com Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:47:56 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/?p=2377#comment-1019 <strong>Primate Origins Tied to Rise of Flowering Plants...</strong> Scientists argue that grasping hands and feet, good vision and other primate adaptations emerged because the mammals plucked fruits from the ends of tree branches. One of the great origin stories in the history of mammals is the rise of primates. It’s ... Primate Origins Tied to Rise of Flowering Plants…

Scientists argue that grasping hands and feet, good vision and other primate adaptations emerged because the mammals plucked fruits from the ends of tree branches. One of the great origin stories in the history of mammals is the rise of primates. It’s …

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