Term
| Euprimates (Primitive Primate Features) |
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Definition
Postorbital Bar,
Forward Orbits,
Tapetum Lucidum,
Long noses with a moist rhinarium,
2-1-4-3
Spatulate Incisors. |
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Term
| Strepsirhini (Lemuriformes, lorisidae) Features |
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Definition
Wet rhinarium,
Long Nose,
Tapetum lucidum,
2-1-3-3 dentition (in most)
Tooth comb
Toilet claw on 2nd digit |
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Term
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Definition
Cheirogaleids (mouse lemurs)
Galagids, (Galagos)
Lorisidae, (lorises)
Lemurids
Indriids
Lepilemurids
Daubentoniids (aye-aye) |
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Term
| Cheirogaleids/Cheirogaleidae Madagascar |
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Definition
Mouse Lemurs
2-1-3-3 Dentition
NO paraconid
Upper molars 3 cusps = no hypocone
Mouse lemurs, dwarf lemurs |
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Term
| Galagids/Galagidae Africa |
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Definition
Galagos
loss of paraconids
M1 and M2 have hypocones
Bushbabies |
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Term
| Lorisids/Lorisidae Asia and Africa |
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Definition
Lorises
Loss of paraconids
Hypocones present
Loss of tails (or very diminished)
Lorises (Asia) and Pottos/Angwantibo (Africa) |
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Term
| Lemurids/Lemuridae Madagascar |
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Definition
Lemurs
2-1-3-3 Dentition
loss of paraconids
Has protocristid (crest between proto and metaconid)
Molar 3 is reduced (top and bottom)
Lemurs, catta, ruffed, bamboo |
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Term
| Indriids/indriidae madagascar |
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Definition
2-1-2-3/1-1-2-3 Dentition
Upper premolars blade like
4 teeth in tooth comb = loss of 2 incisors
hypocones
LARGE CRESTY MOLARS
Indris, sifakas, wooly lemur |
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Term
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Definition
Loss of upper incisors
Nocturnal |
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Term
| Daubentoniids/Daubentoniidae Madagascar |
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Definition
1-0-1-3/1-0-0-3
Rodent like incisors with large diastema
peg like tiny molars
NO tooth comb
shortened nose
Aye Aye |
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Term
| Haplorhini Characteristics |
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Definition
Dry shortened noses
Larger brains than strepsirhines |
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Term
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Definition
Tarsiids,
Anthropoidea
Platyrrhini (New world)
Catarrhini (Old world)
Callitrichidae
Cebidae
Atelidae
Pithecines
cercopithecidae
Hominoidea
Hylobatidae
Pongidae |
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Term
| Tarsiids/Tarsiidae SE asia |
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Definition
Tarsiers
VERY large orbits
nocturnal but loss of tapetum lucidum
reduced snout
2-1-3-3/ 1-1-3-3 dentition
NO tooth comb
hypoconulid on lower M3
toilet claw on digits 2 and 3
HIGH TOOTH CRESTS
Tarsier |
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Term
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Definition
2-1-3-3 or 2-1-2-3
Spatulate incisors
Canines large and tall
Quadrate molars Hypocone and Hypoconid
Increase in grinding and crushing surfaces decrease in shearing and puncturing (fruits and nuts)
Fused frontal and symphysis
short nose-reduced turbinates |
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Term
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Definition
New World monkeys
Broad nose
2-1-3-3 (callitrichids 2-1-3-2)
lack hypoconulids
Includes (Callitrichidae, cebidae, Atelidae) |
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Term
| Callitrichidae South America |
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Definition
Small bodies
Short snout, long brain case
Claw like nails
NON OPPOSABLE THUMB
mesostyles common
marmosets, tamarins, goeldis monkeys |
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Term
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Definition
2-1-3-3
hypocones
spatulate incisors
Squirrel monkey, capuchin, owl monkey, titi monkey |
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Term
Atelidae South America
Atelinae South America |
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Definition
Prehensile tails
saki monkey, uakari
Atelinae: Howling monkey, spider monkey, wooly monkey |
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Term
| Catarrhini (Cercopithecidae) |
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Definition
Old world Anthropoids
Cercopithidae
Hominoidea
Hylobatidae
Pongidae |
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Term
Cercopithidae
Cercopithinae |
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Definition
2-1-2-3
Lower M3 hypoconulids
Canines large sexually dimorphic
High molar relief-bilophodonty
elongate molars and premolars
Cercopithecines
Broad incisors, thin enamel labial side
M3 hypoconulids
Colobines
sacculates stomachs
Narrow incisors thick enamel
HIGH MOLAR RELIEF (folivory)
no thumbs
Cercopithecinae: Guenons, Patas monkey, mangabey, macaques, baboons, geladas, mandrills. Africa except macaque who is also in Asia
Colobinae: Colobus monkey, langurs, proboscis monkey, golden snub nosed monkey,lutungs. Colobines all in Asia except for colobus monkey in Africa |
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Term
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Definition
2-1-2-3 dentition
broad upper incisors
Y-5 hypoconulid
low molar cusps
tail loss |
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Term
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Definition
Ischial callosities
short snout
Y-5 hypoconulid
hypocones
Gibbon |
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Term
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Definition
Pongo: Very large body,
Gorilla: Very large body, High molar crests, Sagittal crest,knuckle walking.
Pan: Moderate body size, very small molars relative to body size, Large central incisors, knuckle walking
Pongo: orangutan
Gorilla: Gorilla
Pan: Chimpanzee |
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