Primates Flashcards
(8 cards)
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Prosimians
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Moist, fleshy nose Split upper lip Dental comb Unfused mandible 2133/2133 Post orbital bar Mostly nocturnal
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Prosimii: Lorisoidea
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Africa and South East Asia
Quadrupedal climbers
Nocturnal, arboreal, solitary
3
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Prosimii: Lemuridea
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Madagascar
Most nocturnal and arboreal
4
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Tarsioidea
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Postorbital bar and partial plate East Asia Nocturnal and arboreal 2133/1133 Grooming claws Eye larger than brain
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Anthropoidea
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Nails Largely diurnal Fused lower jaw Short snout Continuous hair upper lip Postorbital bar and plate Larger brain size
6
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Anthropoidea: Platyrrhini: Ceboidea (New World Monkeys)
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Prehensile tails 2133/2133 Sideways facing and flat nostrils Arboreal Diurnal
7
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Anthropoidea: Catarrhini: Cercopithecoidea (Old World Monkeys)
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2123/2123
Bilophodont molars
Ischial Callosities near tail
Tail not prehensile
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Anthropoidea: Catarrhini: Hominoidea (Apes and Humans)
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No tail
Brachiation
Y-5 molars
