Old and New World
(Primate Classification)
(Primate Classification)
King Julian, the fictional ruler of the lemurs of Madagascar, belongs to this suborder of primates, classified by olfaction and a rhinarium piece.
what is suborder Strepsirhini?
The Asian and African monkeys have the most shared traits with apes and humans by being able to live in diverse habitats and also having this specific dental formula.
what is 2:1:2:3?
While many primates are able communicate with each other aggressive and affirmative interactions through grooming, dominance signaling, or submission, they cannot communicating using this human trait.
What is language/speech?
Potassium/Aragon dating is usually found in volcanic areas like East Africa, but the dating method is meant to be used on samples older than this many years.
what is 100,000 years?
"Lucy" is a human ancestor that was approximated to have lived around 3.6-3mya and "Lucy" is classified under this genus of hominins.
What are the Australopithecines?
These two species of very small monkeys are typically found with twin offspring in polyandrous relationships.
What are marmosets and tamarins?
Most if not all Central and South American monkeys are arboreal, meaning they rely on the leaves and other plants for their diet, which fits very well with this dental formula.
What is 2:1:3:3?
What is sexual dimorphism?
This fossil type of dating allows for the determination through "exact dates" calls for the half-life of elements like carbon 14.
What is absolute (chronometric) dating?
The australopithecines had many ape-like feature like their dentition, in which their molar surface area can be classified as this.
What is megadontia?
We wish you the best of luck trying to pick up a stick with your toes. The order primates have this unique difference in the functionality of their feet in comparison to humans.
What are prehensile hands and feet?
A Strepsirrhine's dentition can differ throughout the suborder but have this defining feature in their teeth that has a brush-style orientation.
What is a dental comb?
This species of primate that lives in the Ethiopian highlands are notoriously known for bright red patch on their chest to communicate signs for reproductive and dominance.
What are gelada baboons?
An animal's death and subsequent preservation as a fossil can be determined by this type of postmortem study.
What is taphonomy?
This specified australopithecine aren't direct ancestors and interestingly includes three of its own different species.
what is the robust?
What are orangutans?
These types of primates classified with apes and humans are carnivorous, meaning they're honing complex, and canines put in a lot of the work. They are also located in Southeastern Asia only.
What are tarsiers?
These lower ranking individuals in a group of primates tend to have lower reproductive success and lower chances of moving up in the dominance hierarchy.
What are self-perpetuating primates?
This is the bone that is a joint in pubic synthesis and also degrades throughout our lifetime, allowing for paleontologists to determine a potential age range of a sample.
What is the os coxae?
Bipedalism became a defining feature in hominins during this historical period solely on the continent of Africa.
What is the Late Miocene/Pliocene (7-1.8mya)
The "lesser apes" (gibbons and siamangs) are sadly excluded from the category of "great apes" primarily because they're smaller, but they also have this distinct characteristic.
What are brachiators?
Who would've the marmosets and tamarins tiny bodies could adapt their body due to diet? Their specific diet and general lifestyle has caused this type of tooth to be lacking in the monkeys.
What is a molar?
Chimpanzees emulate highly complex behavior and even tool use. These behaviors are all performed large polygynous groups, which is a demonstration of this type of dynamics.
What is fission-fusion?
This relative fossil dating method relies heavily on the principle of superposition, which has its own respective limitations like natural interference or ground animal behavior.
What is stratigraphy?
Tim White led the expedition that discovered this early hominin in Ethiopia, which help conclude the idea that hominins and African apes had different types of specialization.
Who is Ardi (Ardipithecus ramidus)?