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Primates
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- 1primate plesiomorphiesskeletal structure (tetrapod, pentadactyl)
Heterodonty
Hair
Long gestation followed by live birth
Endothermic
Increased brain size - 2primate apomorphiesModified hands and feet for manipulation
Reorganization of senses
High level of complex behavior - 3Strepsirrhini featuresTooth comb
Grooming claw
Rhinarium
Tapetum lucidum
Postorbital bar
Small braincase
Unfused frontal bone and mandibular symphysis - 4Infraorder LemuriformesLemuridae
Indriidae
Cheirogaleidae
Lepilmuridae
Daubentoniidae - 5Infraorder LorisiformesLorisidae
Galagidae - 6Infraorder TarsiiformesTarsiidae
- 7Infraorder PlatyrrhiniPithecidae
Atelidae
Cebidae - 8Infraorder CatarrhiniCercopithecidae
Hylobatidae
Hominidae
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- Flashcards on Primates, created by Honor Monaghan on 06/11/2018.
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