<div class="tree_txt_unlinked"><p>Tarsiers
share characteristics with both prosimians and anthropoids, and exhibit
some of their own derived features. As such, their phylogenetic
position within the order Primates has been controversial. Tarsiers
share a number of features with other prosimians; grooming claws, a
bicornate uterus, multiple nipples and an unfused mandibular symphysis.
Features shared with anthropoids include a fused frontal, partial
post-orbital closure, a dry nose, unattached upper lip, and a promontory
blood supply. Features unique to tarsiers include a 2.1.3.3./ 1.1.3.3.
dental formula, a fused tibia and a fibula, and a very long ankle (<em>tarsus</em>) region, from which their name is derived. </p>
<p><strong>Citations</strong>: Fleagle 1999</p>
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