Anthropology 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Grooming Claw, Olfactory Bulb, Pelvis
10 Aug 2016
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Three subgroups: egg layers (monotremes, marsupials, placental. Class mammalia: characteristics of the class mammalia include body hair, mammary glands, increased brain size, relatively long gestation period, and constant body temperature. Primates are generalized: the majority of primates are generalized . This means that they lack specialized features of their bodies, teeth, diets for the most part. 300+ species; tropical, subtropical: over 300 species of primates are living today, with most being in tropical or subtropical locations. Various sizes (30g - 200kg: primates have a remarkable variety of body sizes, with the pygmy mouse lemur at only 30 g, to gorilla at about 200 kg. Lecture: primates share a suite of characteristics that can be divided into those related to locomotion, sensory and dietary adaptations, and life history and reproduction. Hands and feet with a high degree of prehensility. Brachiation: body suspended beneath the hands; support alternated from one forelimb to the other. Have the ability to see things in 3d.
