Primates

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Dental structures suggest that what was the ancestor of the primates?
a small Cretaceous insectivore.
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What are the 2 major groups of primates?
Prosimians and anthropoids.
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What 2 lineages are part of the Prosimians?
lemur lineage and tarsier lineage
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Name the 2 Parvorders within the Anthropoids.
Platyrrhini and Catarrhini.
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What group of primates are found in Platyrrhini? Give examples?
New world monkeys- spider monkeys, capuchins.
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What is found in the group Catarrhini?
Old world monkeys, apes, humans.
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Within Catarrhini, name the 2 extant Superfamilies.
Cercopithecoidea and Hominoidea
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What group of primates are found in Superfamily Cercopithecoidea? Give examples.
Old World monkeys- macaques, baboons, rhesus monkeys.
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In the group Hominoidea, what group do the gibbons belong to?
Hylobatidae
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In the group, what group do the apes belong to?
Pongidae
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Australopithecus species lived how long ago?
4.5-1.5 mya.
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How long ago did homo Habilis live?
2.5-1.5 mya
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How long ago did homo Erectus live?
1.8-0.25 mya.
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How long ago did homo Sapien (Neanderthals) live?
130kya-35kya.
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