ANTH 1220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Prehensile Tail, Cebidae, Nasal Septum

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 1220
• Professor: Ellen R.Judd

Document Summary

Features: closed eye orbits, nocturnal, slow moving, elongated tarsal (ankle bone), can turn head 180, digits end in plate-like adhesive disks . 1 genus remains, closer to other primates than lorises and lemurs . Dental formula = 2-1-3-3 (lose 1 incisor of prosimian) = 36 teeth . 2 infra orders: catarrhini (old world) and platyrrhini (new world) . Habitat: south/central america and caribbean islands (tropical rainforest) . Features: arboreal, quadrupedal, broad nose with flaring nostrils, thick nasal septum, nostrils flare outwards . Features: prehensile tail (squirrel monkey only has as infant), less rigid social organization than old world monkeys . Howlers, spider-monkeys, squirrel-monkeys, capuchins, owl-monkeys, woody- monkeys (most common) . Features: smallest primates, nails on big digit, claws on others, non-opposable thumbs, diurnal, arboreal . Twins are common, live in family groups, adult size @ 1 year . Habitat: africa, asia, gibraltar (europe), tropical rainforests, snow covered mountains, sea costs, dry desert areas .