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Primates:Prosimians and Anthropoids

Review section 11.1 about the order of Mammals called Primates: be sure to learn all of the 'branches' of this part of our 'family tree'

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primatemammals with grasping hand
prosimianname means'before monkey or ape'
anthropoidname means'man-like'
prosimian'lower' primate
anthropoid'higher'primate
prosimianincludes: lemurs, loris, tarsier
anthropoidincludes monkeys, apes, and humans
monkey2 types: old world and new world
apesincludes: gibbons and gorilla
chimpanzeeincludes: pygmy and common
humanmost advanced primate
humanonly primate with no opposable big toe
anthropoidsday-active with color vision
prosimiannight-active with big eyes
monkeysanthropoids with tails
primatesevolved 60 mya from rodent-like mammals
depth perceptionresults from binocular vision
opposable thumbenables hand to grasp
humananthropoid most similar to chimpanzee
gibbonfirst ape to branch off of common ancestors of apes and man


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