12.1 Flashcards
1
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Order
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Primates (human, apes, monkeys, tarsiers, lorises and lemurs)
2
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Suborder
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Haplorrhini (humans, apes, monkeys and tarsiers)
3
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Infraorder
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Simiformes (humans, apes and monkeys)
4
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Superfamily
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Hominoidea (humans and all apes)
5
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Family
A
Hominidae (Humans ans great apes)
6
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Subfamily
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Homininae (Modern and extinc chimpanzees, gorilllas and humans)
7
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Tribe
A
Hominini (Extinct ancestors of humans and modern humans)
8
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Genus
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Homo- Some extinct ancestors of humans
9
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Species
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Sapies- Modern humans
10
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Characteristis of primates
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Grasping fingers/toes
Overlapping vision
Poor smell
Large complex brain
‘Rhymitcal breeding cycle ‘
Pentadactyl