ANT 102 Quiz: Exam 2 Study Guide
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Study guide exam 2: know the classification of primates as presented in class. For prosimians, you need to know only the infraorders. For anthropoids you need to know the infraorders and superfamilies we went over. You need to know the families of the hominoidea. Platyrrhini (new world, flat nosed, found in central and south america, dental formula. Prehensile tails and retains 3 premolars. : no superfamilies. Catarrhini (old world, found in africa and asia, sharp noses, dental formula 2-1-2-3. : cercopithelicodea (sitting pads, bilophodant molars, very wide spread, old world monkeys, hominoidia (apes and humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, and humans. Hominidae: know the three general homologies that define the order primates and the more detailed features that reflect these as we discussed in class. Also know the older (primitive) homologies (homologies not unique to primates but derived from earlier stages in evolutionary history of the primates) we discussed in class that characterize primates.
