ANTH 0680 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Eardrum, Cebidae, Squirrel Monkey
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Define/ characterize/ unite a group: share a most recent common ancestor. Plesiadapiforms: primarily in paleocene and eocene, some persist into oligocene, distributed in europe and north america, dental primates, picrodontidae. Middle to late paleocene, only in north america. Very unique in blade like lower posterior premolar. Fossil and living members are all in madagascar. Mostly diurnal, lives in groups, many arboreal. Very thin elongate middle finger to get larvae. Only primate with continuously growing rodent like teeth. Use to open tree bark to get insects. Tapedum behind the retina- glowing eyes for nocturnal animals: cheirogalaidae (mouse lemur) Male lives in solitary, females live in groups. Similar to tarsiers and bush babies: lorisidae. 2 genera in sub africa and southeast asia. Can be a slender version of the loris: galagidae (bush babies) Only primate who completely relies on protein. Only mammal with a tail longer than its body. Can rotate its head almost 180 degrees in each direction.
