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Primates |
85 mya (last 3rd of the Cretaceous) |
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Characteristics of primates |
Small insect-eating Tree-dwelling shrew like mammals |
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2 monophyletic ages |
Strepsirrhines Halorhines |
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Other term of Haplorines |
Dry-nosed primates |
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Other term for Strepsirrhines |
Wet-nosed primates |
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Early Primates appear when? |
Middle Paleocene (60 Mya) |
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Characteristics of Strepsirrhines |
small-bodied nocturnal |
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Ex . of Strepsirrhines |
Lemurs of Madagascar Lorises of Africa and SEA |
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Characteristics of Haplorhines |
Larger-bodies and brains Diurnal Forward-directed eyes |
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Ex of Haplorhines |
Monkeys Apes Humans |
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Strepsirrhines and Haplorhines diverged when? |
77 Mya and Late Cretaceous |
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How to identify Primates? |
Nature of teeth Structure of ear region |
