4.3 - The Living Primates Flashcards
1
Q
what are prosimians
A
not monkeys or apes
2
Q
modern primate taxonomy
A
3
Q
What are the two suborders
A
strepsitthini and haplorrhini
4
Q
What is 2 subfamilies of strepsirrhini
A
lemurs, lorises
5
Q
superfamilies of haplorrhini
A
tarsiers, monkeys, apes, humans
6
Q
What are two families of Hominoidea
A
hylobatidae, hominidae
7
Q
prosimians traits that they share
A
- not large brain, more nocturnal, more smell, ‘less complex’, dental comb, grooming claws
8
Q
lemurs
A
- diurnal mostly
- more social than lorises
- groups
- fruit
9
Q
lorises
A
- nocturnal
- solitary
- insects, fruit
- vocal and scent markings
- slow moving
10
Q
tarsiers
A
- small
- meat eaters
- night/nocturnal
- monogamous pairs
11
Q
jump dispersals
A
ex: accidental rafting
12
Q
what are the new world monkeys
A
platyrrhine - flat nose
1. small bodies
2. all arboreal
3. three premolars
- some have prehensile tails
13
Q
do old world monkeys have prehensile tails
A
no
14
Q
Old world monkeys traits that new doesn’t have
A
- greater size range
- greater degree of sexual dimorphism
- ischial callosities - calluses on rumps
15
Q
Gibbon trait
A
- range in size
- rainforest canopies
- leaves and fruit
- vocal, monogamous pairs
- brachiation, short thumbs
