A primate is a mammal o the order Primates (
i pry-MAY-teez; Laitin: "prime, first rank").[2][3]
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Primates
Temporal range: Paleocene– Present, 55–0 Ma
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Some primate families, frae top tae bottom: Daubentoniidae, Tarsiidae, Lemuridae, Lorisidae, Cebidae, Callitrichidae, Atelidae, Cercopithecidae, Hylobatidae, Hominidae. |
Scientific classification  |
Kinrick: |
Animalia |
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Chordata |
Cless: |
Mammalia |
Mirorder: |
Primatomorpha |
Order: |
Primates Linnaeus, 1758[1] |
Faimilies |
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Range o primates (green) |
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