ANTB14H3 Chapter 5-8: Chapters 5-8
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Basics of primate dentition: diphyodonty: having two sets of teeth, the first set of teeth are called. Postcranial skeleton and locomotion: primate skeleton can be divided into three parts: the axial skeleton, the forelimbs and the hindlimbs, axial skeleton composed of the vertebrae and ribs. Forelimbs clavicle (collarbone), humerus (upper arm bone), radius and ulna (forearm bones) and the phalanges (finger bones: hindlimbs focused on the pelvis or pelvic girdle, femur (thighbone), tibia and fibula (shinbones) and the phalanges (toe bones) Insect-eating primates, such as tarsiers are characterized by having short, sharp cusps on their teeth which serve to crush the often hard outer shell of insect prey. In quadrupedal primates, the foramen magnum tends to be places more at the back of the head, indicating a prone body posture. Eosimiidae and oligopithecidae: ancestral haplorhines those jaws, loose teeth and postcranial bones from china are placed in the.
