PowerPoint PresentationSlide 2Slide 3Slide 4Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10Slide 11Prosimians vs AnthropoidsThe order Primates is divided intotwo suborders,Prosimians and AnthropoidsThe characteristics of primates are typified bythe Anthropoids, the suborder to which we belongThe prosimians are more primitive and don’thave all the characteristics we associate withprimatesProsimiansThese are the most primitive primates(primitive = developed earliest)Do not possess all the characteristicswe listed for primatesMongoose lemur(Turnbaugh et al. 1993:199)Includes Lemur, Loris/Potto,TarsierUsually dog-sized or smallerMost:- are nocturnal (active at night)- have a protruding snout- naked, moist nose (like a dog’s nose)- have grooming claws- have no color vision- bear 2-3 young at birth- have a long tail- have prehensile hands/feet, but not fully opposable thumbsProsimians(Turnbaugh et al. 1993:167)Examples of prosimians6 families and 28 genera of prosimiansNote the muzzles,wet, naked noseO.K., we’lltalk aboutAnthropoids,those primateswith thecharacteristicsI listed astypical ofprimatesThe Suborder Anthropoideacontains two Infraorders:Platyrrhini(platyrrhines)“flat nose”widely spaced nostrilsNew World monkeys52 speciesMore teeth than usAlmost all arborealSome have prehensile tailsHumboldt’s woolly monkeyhttp://www.theprimata.com/lagothrix_lagotricha.htmlCatarrhini(catarrhines)Old World monkeys,apes, and humans“sharp nose”closely spacednostrils point downSince this is theInfraorder we are in,we’ll look at it inmore detailGuenon (Turnbaugh et al. 1993:171)The Catarrhines are divided into two Superfamilies:Monkeys of Europe,Asia, and AfricaBoth terrestrial (larger; more sexual dimorphism)and arboreal (smaller, less sexual dimorphism)2 subfamilies, about 12 genera and 78 speciesExamples: baboon, macaque, guenonsCercopithecoidea(Cercopithecoids orOld World monkeys)Hominoidea (a superfamily)Also known as hominoids Includes theLesser apes: Great apes: HumansGibbons Gorilla HumansSiamangs Chimpanzee Bonobo OrangutanIn other words, “hominoid” refers toapes and humanshominoid includes apes and humans;hominid includes past and present humans.(Feder & Park
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