ANTH 1102 1ST Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I Conceptions of Race II What determines someone s race in the US III How do we know a If race has a biological basis Outline of Current Lecture IV Why do we study primates V 3 types of primate trends VI VII Primate Taxonomy a Prosimians b Anthropoids Apes and Humans are different from monkeys and Prosimians Current Lecture Meet the Primates Flashcards of diagrams are available via ELC Biological Anthropologist study primates because Closet cousins to humans They study behavior locomotion diet and how they live over time To teach us about evolution of extinct primates 3 types of trends that make primates unique 1 Evolutionary Vertical posture Grasping tactile perception Sight over smell Longevity and long juvenile period These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Brain complexity 2 Anatomical Short snouts and generalized dentition Forward facing eyes Unique shoulder and clavicle Grasping hands feet fingers and tools 3 Behavioral Social life in groups High parental investment Intelligent problem solving Identifying primates among mammals by traits in common Teeth for processing food Stereoscopic vision Color vision Visual acuity Circumduction and brachiation Nails rather than claws Fingerprints Primate Taxonomy Primate order has two subdivisions Prosimians o Lemurs o Tarsiers o Bushbabies o Lorises Anthropoids o Monkeys o Apes o Humans Prosimians Tend to be smaller Most similar to early primates Activity pattern nocturnal tapetum Live in variety of environments Diet insectivory and frugivory Locomotion vertical clingers and leapers Anthropoids 2 types of monkey due to isolation 35 million years Old World Monkeys Catarrhines sharp nosed Downward facing nostrils Ischial callosities bare buttocks on terrestrial Non prehensile tails Locomotion aboreal or terrestrial New World Monkeys Platyrrhines flat nosed Forward facing or outward nostrils Prehensile grasping tails Locomotion aboreal and quadrupeds quadrupeds Apes and Humans are different from monkeys and prosimians Lesser Apes Gibbons Siamangs Catarrhines No tial Loud call system Locomotion Brachiation Great Apes Non human hominids Catarrhines No tail Terrestrial Knuckle walkers Intelligent social tool using Humans Catarrhines No tail Terrestrial Locomotion bipedal Intelligent social cultural Classifying similarities and difference among primate species Humans did not come from monkeys Cladograms Phylogentic interence Morphology o Ancestral vs Derived Traits Genetic distance o How genetically similar or different are two species Hominin Humans and extinct ancestor species since the split with chimps about 6 million years ago
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