Anthropology Test 2 (Flashcards 2 TARSIERS)

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Physical Characteristice of Tarsiers...

- Flat face - immovable eyes. - Big eyes. - Round skulls.

Tarsiers

- Highly specialized. - Some traits that trend to prosimian - Some traits that trend to anthropoids.

Unique traits of Tarsiers

- Immovable eyes. - 180 degree head turn. - Long ankle bones. - Toilet claw on third toe, too. - Fused tibia and fibula.

Tarsier (Prosimian [Primitive] Traits)

- Molar morphology - Toilet claw (on second toe) - Unfused mandible

Tarsier (Anthropoidea Traits)

- No rhinarium - No dental comb - Eye socket partially enclosed. - Blood supply to brain via same artery - Biochemically more Anthropoid-related.

What are Tarsiers Locomotions?

- They have elongated tarsus bones and they move by leaping. - Tail is hairless and scaly on the underside. - SMALL.

What do Tarsiers' eat?

Insectivores and Carnivores (sometimes).

Tarsier Taxonomy

Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorhini (was Prosimii) Infraorder: Tarsiiformes Family: Tarsiidae Genus: Tarsius

Where are Tarsiers found?

SOUTHEAST ASIA.

(T/F) Tarsiers have both primitive (prosimian) and anthropoidea (new age) primate traits.

True.

Are Tarsiers Nocturnal?

Yes, Tarsiers are nocturnal.

Are Pygmy Tarsiers extinct?

People thought they were, but were refound in Indonesia in 2008.


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