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prosimian
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prosimian: see primate primate, member of the mammalian order Primates, which includes humans, apes, monkeys, and prosimians, or lower primates. The group can be traced to the late Cretaceous period, where members were forest dwellers.
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A major focus of recent paleoanthropological research has been to establish the origin of anthropoid primates (monkeys, apes and humans) from earlier and more primitive primates known as prosimians (lemurs, tarsiers and their extinct relatives).
Common ancestor of humans and monkeys evolved from primates in Asia by Asian News International
Most prosimians have a moist pointed snout and special eyes that reflect light--giving so-called eyeshine to those that are active at night.
Night fright: scientists look past an animal's spooky appearances in ... by Adams, Jacqueline / Science World
Its front teeth extend vertically and have a spoonlike shape, rather than jutting forward and displaying the conical shape typical of prosimians.
Egyptian fossils illuminate primate roots by Bower, Bruce / Science News
 
 
 
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