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22 Cards in this Set
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The taxonomy consists of what? |
Suborder I (Prosimii) & Suborder II (Anthropoidea) |
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Prosimii consists of what? |
Lemurs |
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Ancestors of Prosimii |
Insectivores; Simians |
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Types of Lemurs |
Madagascar: 1) Sifakas 2) Indris 3) Aye-aye (a nocturnal insectivore) Africa: 1) Pottos 2) Bush babies 3) Lorises |
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Types of Anthropoidea |
Platypphini (New World Monkeys) and Catarrhini (Old World) |
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Platypphini Details |
Wide open nostrils far apart Prehensile tails Reliance on sight over sound and smell |
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Platypphini Family |
Monkeys: 1) Cebidae (Capuchin like monkeys) 2) Callitrichidae (Marmosets & Tamarins) |
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Cebidae Facts |
In the Platypphini Fam Capuchin like monkeys neo-tropics, -subtropics, mostly arboreal, prehensile tail |
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Cebidae Genera includes: |
1) Cebus (capuchins) 2) Saimiri (squirrel monkeys) 3) Callicebus (titi monkeys) 4) Ateles (spider monkeys) 5) Alouatta (howlers) 6) Brachyteles (muriquis) over 12kg, largest neotropical |
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Callitrichdae |
Marmosets & Tamarins neotropics; smal size, claws (no nails); bird like vocalizations, monogamous family units |
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Catarrhini (Old World) |
1) Cercopithecoidea (old world monkeys) 2) Hominoidea (apes and humans) |
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Cercopithecoidea |
Cercopithecidae (africa and asia, north of japan to south africa) -subfamily: 1) Cercopthecinae -------Guenons, Macaques, Baboons tough, gregarious, adaptable, cheek pouches, terrestrial/semi terrestrial 2) Colobinae (colobus & leaf monkeys) ---- complex stomach, no cheek pouc, slender build; aboreal |
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Most important Genera of Cercopthecinae: |
1) macaca ----nearly 20 species of macaques including: rhesus, stumptail, snowmonkey 2) Papio (savanna baboons, hamadryas baboons, drills, mandrills) 3) Cercopithecus (guenons, vervet monkeys) 4) Cercocebus (mangabeys) |
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Colobinae monkeys: |
1) Probscis monkeys 2) golden monkeys 3) langurs 4) colobus monkeys 5) guereza's |
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Hominoidea |
tailless primates with wide chests and greater rotational ability in the shoulders |
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Types of Hominoidea |
1) Hylobatidae (gibbons, siamangs) 2) Pongidae (orangutans) 3) Hominidae (hominids) |
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Hominidae (hominids): |
a) gorrillinae (gorilla) b) Paninae (Chimpanzees & bonobos) c) Hominae (humans & predecessors) |
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hominid vs. hominin |
hominid: refers to humans and all african apes together hominin: restricted to humans and their extinct bipedal predecessors |
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Hylobatidae |
Gibbons and Siamangs "lesser apes" south east asia arboreal adapted to brachiation territorial small, often monogamous family units beautiful complex calls with duets special throat sacs |
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Pongidae |
Orangutans red apes, sexually dimorphic, very arboreal, indonesia and malaysia, relies on brachiation and quadrumanual locomotion |
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Hominidae |
African apes and humans large brain intelligent large body sizze |
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Hominae |
Humans and pibedal anscestors largest geographical distribution, largest brain, least hair |
