Tarsiers
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3 Tarsier genera
- Carlito (Philippenes) - Cephalopachus (Brunei, Malaysia) - Tarsius (Sulawesi)
Tarsier Traits
- mix of ancestral and derived - unfused mandible and primitive dental (2.1.3.3.) - unique spinal mobility - 2 grooming claws - noyau - scent marking and vocalization - specific niche
Tarsiers
- strepsirhines and tarsiformes are prosimians - tarsiers their own suborder - South Asia