ANT 3586 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Rhinarium, Herbivore, Ape
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Traits of prosimians (strepsirrhines: muzzle w/ rhinarium, possess orbital bar, braincase relatively small, many nocturnal, tooth comb. Traits of monkeys and apes (simians: muzzle w/out rhinarium, diurnal, post-orbital closure, braincase relatively large. Traits of new world monkeys (platyrrhines: most have 2-1-3-3 dental formula, some have prehensile tails, mainly arboreal, quadrupedal, but some are suspensory climbers. Traits of old world monkeys and apes (haplorrhine- infra order and catarrhini: africa and asia, larger bodies, more diverse habitat, 2-1-2-3 dental formula, bilophodont molars. Traits of apes (hominoidea: no tail, relatively large brains, naked face for facial expressions, mainly vegetarians, y-5 molar. Traits of orangutans: high sexual dimorphism, more solitary, arboreal. Traits of gorillas: larger extant primate, mainly herbivorous, 1 male, multifemale. Traits of chimpanzees: multimale, multifemale, omnivorous, 2 species: common and pygmy. Traits of humans: global species, omnivorous, complex, verbal language, bipedal, large brain, sophisticated tool use.
