ANT203H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Callosity, Tapetum Lucidum, Mandibular Symphysis
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Traditional classification vs cladistics classification: main difference: tarsiers, tarsiers are not anthropoids, but they are haplorrhines. No tapetum lucidum don"t have night glow. Hemochorial placenta placenta is lost by the mother at birth. Habitat: rainforests and shrub habitats of southern philippines, borneo, celebes islands. 5-10 tarsier species split into (at most) 3 genera (traditionally only one tarsius) Reliance on vision and hearing, large ears and eyes reduced ability to smell, associated with nocturnal activities. Can rotate heads more than 180 eye muscles are not capable of moving side to side very far. Named for elongated tarsal bones ankle=tarsal. Anthropoidea in traditional classification: monkey, apes, and humans. Divided in two parvorders: platyrrhini (nwm) & catarrhini (owm) Capuchins, tamarins, marmosets, squirrel monkeys, night monkeys. Brown with light coloured chests and heads, and a black cap. Many species use tools, especially bearded capuchins, sapajus libidinosus. Invent strange traditions: eye-poking" in cebus capucinus. Tails not fully prehensile: tails are used for climbing and balance.
