Anthro 101 midterm primate taxonomy

2 main primate suborders
- Strepsirhini (Prosimians)
- Haplorhini (tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans)
superfamilies (with examples)
- Lemuroidea: ring tailed lemur, mouse lemur, & Nosforatu the Aye-Aye.
- Lorisoidea: slow loris
- Tarsioidea: tarsier
- Ateloidea: New World monkeys
- Cercopithecoidea: Old World monkeys
- Hominoidea
Families (with examples)
- Hylobatidae: gibbons & siamangs
- Hominidae: Pongo pygmaeus (orangutan), Gorilla gorilla, Pan troglodytes (chimpanzee), Pan paniscus (bonobo), Homo sapiens
subfamily
- ponginae
- gorillinae
- homininae (Chimps, bonobos, humans)

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Anthro 101 midterm primate taxonomy

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primate taxonomy

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