Primate Classification and Dental Formulas

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 0 people
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/9

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

10 Terms

1
New cards

Strepsirhini

Primates with a rhinarium and tooth comb.

2
New cards

Haplorhini

Primates with a dry nose and no tooth comb.

3
New cards

Platyrrhini

New World monkeys from South and Central America.

4
New cards

Catarrhini

Old World monkeys and apes from Africa and Asia.

5
New cards

Dental Formula of Humans

2-1-2-3, indicating 2 incisors, 1 canine, 2 premolars, 3 molars per quadrant.

6
New cards

Dental Formula of Lorises

2-1-3-3, indicating 2 incisors, 1 canine, 3 premolars, 3 molars per quadrant.

7
New cards

Homodont Diet

Homodonts have teeth of uniform shape and size, suitable for a generalist diet.

8
New cards

Heterodont Diet

Heterodonts have different types of teeth for specialized diets like herbivory or carnivory.

9
New cards

Hominoidea

Apes, including gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees.

10
New cards

Nesting and Solitary Primates

Some primates, like orangutans, build nests and live solitarily.