Primates
In brief
Primates include lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, apes and humans. Grasping adaptations and visual perception of space characterize the group: overlapping visual fields help assess depth. Hand and foot structure, posture and locomotion vary; a human foot is not organized like the grasping foot of a tree-dwelling primate. [2]
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- biology55-S10
- Introduction and characteristics: diversity, grasping and vision; intelligence rankings and origin dates excluded.
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Primates: grasping, vision and varied movement
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Members of an order are not successive stages towards humans. A classification branch shows group membership; an inference about ancestry needs phylogenetic evidence. Arranging pictures in a row does not establish an evolutionary sequence.
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Follow the path from Primates to Hominidae and Homo. Record each taxon's rank without interpreting screen distance as age or a degree of evolutionary advancement.
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This group in the catalogue
The installed Catalogue of Life places Primates at the rank of order. Accepted record col:3W7 belongs to COL26.7 Base, 2026-07-14. The authored scientific name is retained alongside the shorter name; navigation uses the record identifier.
[1]Evidence for this statement
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- classification55-3W7
- Installed classification: exact record, ancestor path and direct-child count. This is not a new phylogeny or a biological review.
The immediate parent here is Eutheria Gill, 1872 (infraclass). Preserve intermediate groups in the full path: a short list of principal ranks can omit them.
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- classification55-3W7
- Installed classification: exact record, ancestor path and direct-child count. This is not a new phylogeny or a biological review.
This index version contains 2 direct child records. This counts the next level of the tree, not all species, organisms, observations or studied genomes in the group.
[1]Evidence for this statement
EcoGenesis
Where to check this statement
- classification55-3W7
- Installed classification: exact record, ancestor path and direct-child count. This is not a new phylogeny or a biological review.
From group to species
Prepared examples in this branch are Homo sapiens. Membership was checked in the same CoL release. Opening an example leads to its separate species record. Its geography, traits and sequences do not become properties of every member of the group.
[1]Evidence for this statement
EcoGenesis
Where to check this statement
- classification55-3W7
- Installed classification: exact record, ancestor path and direct-child count. This is not a new phylogeny or a biological review.
Next question
Choose an example and frame a question at species or specimen level. On the map, preserve the exact filter and observation source; in molecular searches, preserve assembly, gene and sequence version. If a dataset is unavailable, leave the question open. A missing service response does not establish biological absence.
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Classification record and its scope
Inspect structured data
- col id
- 3W7
- scientific name
- Primates Linnaeus, 1758
- rank
- order
- parent id
- LG
- child count
- 2
- source release
- COL26.7 Base, 2026-07-14
- source sha256
- 891457d62af389842924ef1de8bd6fbbdf9f6b03428ef5dd487bed4d04c0ace0
- classification semantics
- provider_source_classification_only
- phylogeny
- False
- lineage
- col id
- CS5HF
- scientific name
- Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- rank
- domain
- status
- accepted
- col id
- N
- scientific name
- Animalia
- rank
- kingdom
- status
- accepted
- col id
- CH2
- scientific name
- Chordata
- rank
- phylum
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 8V4V3
- scientific name
- Vertebrata
- rank
- subphylum
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 8V4V5
- scientific name
- Gnathostomata
- rank
- infraphylum
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 8VVWB
- scientific name
- Osteichthyes
- rank
- parvphylum
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 9CK8W
- scientific name
- Tetrapoda
- rank
- megaclass
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 6224G
- scientific name
- Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- rank
- class
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 6226C
- scientific name
- Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- rank
- subclass
- status
- accepted
- col id
- LG
- scientific name
- Eutheria Gill, 1872
- rank
- infraclass
- status
- accepted
- col id
- 3W7
- scientific name
- Primates Linnaeus, 1758
- rank
- order
- status
- accepted
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Source annotation
Where to check this statement
- classification55-3W7
- Installed classification: exact record, ancestor path and direct-child count. This is not a new phylogeny or a biological review.
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Sources and versions
Editorial draft · human review pending
- Primates · Catalogue of Life
2026-09-19T12:02:54.209836+00:00 · Terms of use on source site
Provenance and original
- Source version
- COL26.7 Base, 2026-07-14
- Original SHA-256
- 891457d62af389842924ef1de8bd6fbbdf9f6b03428ef5dd487bed4d04c0ace0
- Source reading scope
- Installed classification: exact record, ancestor path and direct-child count. This is not a new phylogeny or a biological review.
- Location in the original source
- Installed classification: exact record, ancestor path and direct-child count. This is not a new phylogeny or a biological review.
- OpenStax 29.7 — The Evolution of Primates
2026-09-19 · CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
Provenance and original
- Source version
- Biology 2e (2018); page inspected 2026-09-19
- Source reading scope
- Introduction and characteristics: diversity, grasping and vision; intelligence rankings and origin dates excluded.
- Location in the original source
- Introduction and characteristics: diversity, grasping and vision; intelligence rankings and origin dates excluded.
Inspect structured data
- Content version
- 95b1a0327016fa6be6fce67a62a20b617a6c8aa52878013086396a6c55cd6771
- Source version
- COL26.7@891457d62af389842924ef1de8bd6fbbdf9f6b03428ef5dd487bed4d04c0ace0
- Updated
- 2026-10-01