Taxon:Primates

Primates

Primates (unknown, unknown) are {{{description}}}. Cecaelidae (aquatic primates with multiple tentacles for legs) Cercopithecidae (often large and terrestrial monkeys with non-prehensile tails) Cornupithecidae (ape-like primates with horns or antlers) Galagidae (primates with pointy or bat-like ears, big eyes and long tails) Hominidae (intelligent tailless apes which generally lack special ornamentation and may have flat faces) Lamiaidae (primates with scaly snake-like tails in place of their hindlimbs) Lemuridae (highly agile lemurs with long bushy tails and soft wooly fur) Mermaididae (aquatic primates with fluked or finned tails and no hindquarters) Octopithecidae (primates with six or more limbs that fit no other taxa) Oculudae (primates with many eyes that fit no other taxa) Pteropithecidae (six-limbed primates with wings) Rostruidae (primates with beaks or rostra) Tutorlacusidae (aquatic or semi-aquatic primates with hair- or frill-like head ornamentation, two tails and often gems on their bodies) Xiathidae (long-tailed primates lacking ornament that fit no real taxa)

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Primates are an order of mammals displaying the following characteristics:

• Pectoral collar bones
• Shoulder joints allowing full swiveling of the arm
• Five digits on each foot
• Opposable thumbs and big toes
• Nails on each digit
• Sensitive, tactile pads on each digit's end
• Small snout/nose
• Few teeth compared to early mammals
• Highly specialized color vision and visual acuity
• Large brain
• Large cerebral cortex
• Two mammary glands
• 1-2 young per pregnancy
• Long gestation/developmental period
• Trend toward an upright posture

• Animalia
  • Chordata
    • Mammalia
      • Primates
        • Hominidae, great apes