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tarsioid, n. and a. Palæont.|ˈtɑːsɪɔɪd|
[f. tarsier + -oid.]
A. n. A fossil primate belonging to the suborder Tarsioidea, of which tarsiers are the only living members.
B. adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a fossil tarsioid or a tarsier.
1913G. E. Smith in Rep. Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci. 1912 585 It may have been the case that the original habitat of the Tarsioids ranged from North America to South-eastern Europe. Ibid. 590 The factors that..have transformed a Tarsioid Prosimian into an Ape. 1925Bull. Geol. Soc. China IV. 142 Primitive lemuroid and tarsioid fossil remains are widely known from England eastwards to the Carpathians. 1929F. W. Jones Man's Place among Mammals xl. 359 We have further grounds in analogy with the jaws of the known tarsioids. 1968W. Le Gros Clark Chant of Pleasant Exploration iii. 76 A rich assortment of extinct ‘tarsioids’..extended their range over considerable areas. 1973B. J. Williams Evolution & Human Origins ix. 124/1 It has been suggested that the higher primates did go through a tarsioid stage of evolution. |