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The moist naked area surrounding the nostrils in most mammals; absent in most primates.
rhinarium
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A vertical cleft in the center of the upper lip.
philtrum
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Claws found on the second toes (sometimes others too) of prosimians that function in grooming.
grooming claws
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A structure formed by the front teeth of the lower jaw projecting forward almost horizontally; found in prosimions
dental comb (procumbant incisors)
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the two suborders of primate...
- suborder Prosimii
- suborder Anthropoidea
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the two infraorders of suborder Prosimii...
- inrfaorder Lemuriformes
- infraorder Tarsiiformes
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most Lemuriformes are
a. nocturnal
b. diurnal
b. nocturnal
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because they posess a rhinarium and philtrum, Lemuriformes are...
strepsirhine primates
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on what toe is the lemuriform grooming claw?
2nd toe
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the five families of prosimians of Madagascar...
- Lemuridae
- Lepilemuridae
- Cheirogaleidae
- Indriidae
- Daubentoniidae
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where is Madagascar?
400k off the southeast coast of Africa
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eating both meat and vegetable food
omnivorous
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Active during daylight hours
diurnal
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Marking territory by urinating or defecating, or by rubbing scent glands against trees or other objects.
scent marking
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small lemurs are solitary and nocturnal while larger lemurs...
are diurnal and live in large social units.
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lemurs do not have well developed... but the have a keen...
- stereoscopic vision
- sense of smell
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where are lemur scent glands?
on his forearm
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the names of the families of sportive lemurs and dwarf lemurs...
...are they nocturnal of diunal?
- Lepilemuridae
- Cheirogaleidae
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what is the smallest living primate?
...his family name?
- pygmy mouse lemur
- Cheirogaleidae
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three animals in the family Indriidae...
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the largest of the Madagascar prosimians...
...noctrunal or diurnal?
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single species in the family Daubentoniidae...
aye-aye
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on what taxonomic level is Lorisiodae?
superfamily
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two families within superfamily Lorisoidea...
- family Lorisidae
- family Galagidae
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family Galagidae includes bush babies or...
Galagos
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Primates, such as monkeys, apes, and humans, that lack a rhinarium and possess a free upper lip.
haplorhine primates
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kind of nose where the nostril os surrounded by dry, hairy skin...
haplorhine nose
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2 trarsier traits which show that they are intrmediate between prosimians and anthropoids...
...and one unique tarsier trait...
- grooming claws
- haplorine nose
- fused tibia and fibula
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how many grooming claws do tarsiers have on each foot?
2
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what taxanomic level is Tarsiiformes?
infraorder (beneath suborder Prosimii)
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infraorder Tarsiformes contains one family called...
family Tarsiidae
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what is the Tarsiformes method of locomation?
VCL (vertical climbing and leaping)
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Trasiers are named for their elongalted...
tarsals (ankle bones)
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why can tarsiers rotate their heads 180 degrees?
because their eyes have become so large that they cannot be moved by the eye muscles which have become degenerate.
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Any member of the superfamilies Ceboidea and Cercopithecoidea
monkeys
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Nose in which nostrils open sideways and are usually seperated by a broad nasal septum; characteristic of New World monkeys.
platyrrhine nose
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A tail found in some New World monkeys that has the ability to grasp
prehensile tail
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How long were the predescors of old world monkeys isolated in the New World?
over 30 million years
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OWM and OWM have distinct characteristics built on the same principal anatomy. This is an expmale of...
parallelism
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NWM belong to what infraorder?
...to what superfamily?
- infraorder Platyrrhini
- superfamily Ceboidea
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suborder Anthropoidea divides into what 2 infraorders?
- infraorder Platyrrhini
- infraorder Catarrhini
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the two superfamily under infraorder Catarrhini...
- superfamily Cercopithecoidea
- superfamily Hominoidea
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Tarsiers are omnivorous or carnivorous?
carnivorous! (insects and lizards)
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NWMs have how many premolars?
3
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do NWM have an opposable thumb?
no. (grasping, but not opposable)
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the two families under superfamily Ceboidea?
- family Cebidae
- family Callitrichidae
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the family Callitrichidae includes what two kinds of animals?
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the family Cebidae is divided into four subfamilies...
- subfamily Cebinae (squirrel/capuchin)
- subfamily Aotinae (titi/night)
- subfamily Pithecinae (saki/uakaris)
- subfamily Atelinae (howler/spider)
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The 8 basic levels of taxonomic hirearchy...
- domain
- kingdom
- phylum
- class
- order
- family
- genus
- species
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in the superfamily Ceboidea (NWM) which family has a prehansile tail and nails on all digits?
family Cebidea (cebids, not the Callitrichidae)
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