Primate Taxonomy

The families, some species of the order Primata

19 cards   |   Total Attempts: 189
  

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Prosimii
'pre-simians"ProsimiansSuborder?
Common shrew-like ancestor
All primates evolved from
Anthropoidea
"man-like"Monkeys and ApesSuborder?
Question 4
Lorisidae
FamilyLorisProsimian
Question 5
Daubentoniidae
FamilyThe Aye-AyeProsimian
Question 6
Tarsiidae
FamilyTarsiersProsimian
Strepsirhini
"turned nose"wet-nosed primates
Haplorhini
"simple nose"dry-nosed primates(Anthropoids)
Platyrhini
"flat nose"New World primates-sub of haplorhini-
Catarhini
"turned down nose"Old World primates-sub of haplorhini-
Ceboidea
New World monkeys2 families
Question 12
Cebidae
New World MonkeysWooly, Howler, Spider, Capuchin, etc
Question 13
Lemuridae
FamilyLemursprosimians
Question 14
Indriidae
FamilyIndrisprosimians
Question 15
Cheirogaleidae
FamilyMouse Lemursprosimians