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23 Cards in this Set
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Anthropoids
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New World Monkeys
Old World Monkeys Apes and Humans |
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Platyrrhines distribution
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New World monkeys-South and Central America, southern Mexico
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Platyrrhines general features
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Flat, broad noses
2:1:3:3 dental formula Prehensile tail in 5 genera Arboreal |
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Platyrrhines social system
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Gregarious and pair-living
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Callitrichinae
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Tamarins/Marmosets
-Claw-like nails -Birth to twins -Paternal Care |
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Cebinae
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Squirrel monkeys and capuchins
-Squirrel-prehensile tail as juveniles -Capuchins-prehensile tail |
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Plitheciinae
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Sakis/Uakaris/Owl/Titis
-Owl monkey only nocturnal anthropoid |
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Atelinae
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Spider and Howling monkeys
-Prehensile tails -Howling monkey loudest land mammal |
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Cercopithecoidea distribution
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Old World monkeys
Africa, Asia |
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Cercopithecoidea general features
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2:1:2:3 dental formula
Cercopithecines and colobines |
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Cercopithecines
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Africa
Cheek pouches |
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Colobines
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Mostly Asia
Complex stomach |
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Cercopithecoidea social system
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Pair living, gregarious
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Colobus
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Found in Africa
Hunted by chimps |
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Langurs and Proboscis
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Asia
Major radiation of langurs Mostly folivorous |
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Baboons and Macaques
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Baboons in Africa
-Mostly terrestrial, omnivorous Macaques -widespread distribution |
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Guenons
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Africa
Arboreal, frugivorous Major radiation |
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Hominoidea
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Larger body size
No tail Shortened trunk Very flexible shoulder joint Complex social behaviours Large brain:body size ratio Long period of infant dependancy 2:1:2:3 dental formula Asia, Africa and humans |
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Hylobatidae
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Gibbons and Siamangs
13-25 kg Specialized locomotor adaptations Frugivorous Pair living |
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Pongo
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Orangutans
100-200 kg Arboreal four-limbed climbing Males sometimes terrestrial Dispersed social system Frugivorous Endangered |
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Gorilla
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Gorillas yay!
70-200kg Folivorous, sometimes fruits in lowland Sexually dimorphic Terrestrial knuckle walkers One-male groups |
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Pan
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Chimps (bonobos and common chimp)
Fluid multi-male, multi-femal communities Mostly frugivorous, but will hunt and eat meat |
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Homo
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Humans
Bipedal Large Brained Little body hair Ominovorous Pair living, gregarious |
