Anatomia De Los Chinpances

Main Characteristics
Primates have a large brain in comparison to their body size. Their shoulder joints allow high degrees of movement in all directions. Their five digits on their feet andhands and their opposable thumbs allow them to grasp objects. They rely on vision rather than on their sense of smell. The females have two pectoral mammary glands and typically have one offspring perpregnancy. They have a l
Families In The Primate Order
Chrirogleidae…………………………..…lemurs 31 species
Daubentoniibae…………………………..aye aye 1 species
Lemuridae………………………………….lemurs 22 speciesLepilemuridae………………sportive lemurs 26 species
Indriidae……………………..……wooly lemurs 19 species
Lorisidae……………………lorises and pottos 10 species
Galagidae…………………………………...galagos 20speciesTarsidae…………………………………….tarsiers 10 species
Callitrichidae….marmosets and tamarids 42 species
Cebidae………………………squirrel monkeys 17 species
Aotidae………………………….…owl monkeys 10 species
Pitheciitae………..titis, spakis, and vakaris 42 speciesAtelidae………………………….howler, spider 28 species
Cercopithecidae…....old world monkeys 135 species
Hylobatidae…………….gibbons lesser apes 17 species
Hominidae….great apes including humans 7 species
HabitatMost primates live in tropical or subtropical regions. They are native to Central America, part of North America, South America, Africa, small parts of the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. All but someare partly arboreal (tree dwelling). All species have adaptation for climbing trees.

Evolutionary History
The primate lineage goes back at least 65 million years ago. That’s at least 10 to 15million years after dinosaurs became extinct. The first primates were roughly similar to squirrels and tree shrews in size and appearance. They were adapted to an arboreal way of life in warm,moist climates. They had grasping hands and feet. Monkeys evolved from prosimians during early Oligocene around 31 million years ago. They have been identified as Apidiam...