| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The International Encyclopedia of Primatology |
| Editors | AgustÃn Fuentes |
| Place of Publication | N/A |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc. |
| Pages | 1-2pp |
| Volume | 3 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781119179313 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Abstract
The difference between the previously widespread Prosimii/Anthropoidea classification of primates and the Strepsirrhini/Haplorrhini classification usually used nowadays lies with the position of the tarsiers. It seems fairly clear that tarsiers share numerous derived conditions with anthropoids, so the Strepsirrhini/Haplorrhini scheme reflects phylogeny, and the concept of Prosimii (vernacular prosimians) has no more than an old-fashioned, subjective grade significance. The history of the terminology, and of evolving taxonomic philosophies, has some bearing on the usage of these names and how they should be spelled.