ANTHR 101 Lecture 2: Anthr_101_-_Lecture_2
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Most are quadrupedal: knuckle walking arms longer than their legs. Arm swinging, called braciation, is found among the apes. Two suborders (know who"s in them, based on more than just genetics, classify primates) Two ways: first way, dr. brophy"s way. They are similar to each other in terms of behavior and morphology. Only found in the old world (africa/asia) Called bush babies because they cry really loud. Went extinct in mainland africa infraorder tarsiiformes. Nocturnal infraorder: anthropoidea leapers and climbers, highly specialized, closely related to monkeys and apes two groups. Found in the tropical forest of central and south america (new world) Flat noses, prehensile tails, 2133 dental formula, arboreal they spend most of their time in the trees. Owl monkey that is the only new world nocturnal monkey. Tend to have 2 males helping with the twins. Catarrhini includes old world monkeys, apes, and humans. Arboreal and terrestrial (spend most of tiem on ground)
