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primate taxonomy characteristics Flashcards

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what are the 6 strepsirrhini traits? what superfamilies also have these traits?

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  • rhinarium (wet nose)
  • post orbital bar
  • unfused frontal bone
  • unfused mandibular symphasis
  • nails & toilet claws
  • dental comb

Lemuroidea & Lorisoidea

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What 3 species do Lemuroidea include? what is the dental formula?

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  • Madagascar Lemurs, Indris, Aye-Ayes
  • 2:1:3:3 dental formula
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What are 3 characteristics of Lorisoidea? What 3 species do they include?

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  • from Africa & Asia
  • noctural
  • 2:1:3:3 dental formula
  • includes Lorises, Galagos, Pottos
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Lemuroidea and Lorisoidea are the 2 superfamilies of

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strepsirrhini

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5
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what are the two suborders of primates

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strepsirrhini and haplorhini

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what are 2 characteristics of haplorhini?

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  • dry nose
  • partial or full PO closure
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Anthropoidea & Tarsiiformes are the 2 infraorders of

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Haplorhini

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What are 6 characteristics of Tarsiiformes?

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  • from SE Asia
  • nocturnal
  • partial PO septum
  • unfused mandible
  • toilet claws
  • 2:1:3:3 or 1:1:3:3 dental formula
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what are 3 characteristics of Anthropoidea?

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  • fused frontal bone + mandible
  • full PO closure
  • PO septum
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What are 4 characteristics of platyrrhini?

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  • New World Monkeys
  • broad noses
  • wide nasal septum
  • dental formula is 2:1:3:3 or 2:1:3:2
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what are 3 characteristics of Catarrhini?

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  • old world monkeys
  • narrow nose + nasal septum
  • dental formula is 2:1:2:3
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what are 4 characteristics of ceboidea?

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  • almost exclusively arboreal
  • Quadrupedal Anatomy
  • some have prehensile tales
  • Twins in Tamarins & Marmosets
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What are 4 characteristics of Cercopithecoidea?

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  • old world monkeys
  • ischial callosities
  • bilophodont molars
  • quadrupedal anatomy
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what are 3 characteristics of hominoidea? what are 2 species included?

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  • no tail
  • brachiator anatomy
  • y-5 molar pattern
  • greater & lesser apes
  • humans
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What are cercopithecidae?

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old world monkeys

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what are 4 characteristics of hylobatidae?

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  • lesser apes
  • classic brachiators
  • ischial callosities
  • southeast asia
17
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what are 2 characteristics of ponginae?

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  • from Sumatra & Borneo
  • fist walking
18
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what are 2 characteristics of Gorillinae?

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  • from africa
  • knuckle walking
19
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what is 1 characteristic of panini

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knuckle walking

20
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what is 1 characteristic of hominini

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bipedalism

21
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titi, owl monkey, and marmosets are genera of

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ceboidea

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golden monkey, baboons, colobus, and macaques are genera of

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cercopithecidae

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What is the genus of Ponginae? what species is included?

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  • genus Pongo
  • Orangutans
24
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what is the genus of panini? what species?

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  • genus Pan
  • chimps
25
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what is the genus of hylobatidae? what 2 species?

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  • genus Hylobates
  • Gibbons
  • Siamang
26
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what is the genus of gorillinae? what species?

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  • genus gorilla
  • gorillas
27
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what is the genus of hominini? what species?

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  • genus homo
  • humans
28
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what are the 2 suborders of primates?

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strepsirrhini, haplorhini

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what is the infraorder of strepsirrhini?

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lemuriformes

30
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what are the 2 infraorders of haplorhini?

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tarsiiformes, anthropoidea

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what are the 2 superfamilies of lemuriformes?

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lemuroidea, lorisoidea

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what are the 2 parvorders of anthropoidea?

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platyrrhini, catarrhini

33
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what is the superfamily of platyrrhini?

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ceboidea

34
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what are the 2 superfamilies of catarrhini?

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hominoidea, cercopithecoidea

35
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what is the family of cercopithecoidea

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cercopithecidae

36
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what are the 2 families of hominoidea

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hylobatidae & hominidae

37
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what are the 3 subfamilies of hominidae?

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ponginae, homininae, gorillinae

38
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what are the 2 trbies of homininae?

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hominini and panini

39
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what is the direction of primate taxonomy

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1.) order
2.) suborder
3.) infraorder
4.) parvorder
5.) superfamily
6.) family
7.) subfamily
8.) tribe

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