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afarcomp3.jpg Afarensis is a 3.5-2.8 million year old hominin from the Kada Hadar member of the Hadar formation in the Middle Awash, Ethiopia. He is approximately 41 inches tall, weighs approximately 60 pounds and has a cranial capacity of a whopping 410 cc (approximately). Afarensis is currently considered to be transitional between apes and humans and displays some traits of both. Since he spends a lot of time on the couch watching monster movies, some observers question whether he is an obligate biped (although no one has observed him climbing a tree). He also has a blog called Transitions:The Evolution of Life His previous blog can be found here.
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    Know Your Primate: Callicebus moloch

    Category: Know Your PrimatePrimatology
    Posted on: July 6, 2008 11:45 AM, by afarensis, FCD

    Order: Primates
    Suborder: Haplorrhini
    Family: Pitheciidae
    Subfamily: Callicebinae
    Genus: Callicebus
    Species: Callicebus moloch
    Common: Dusky Titi

    The Dusky titi lives in central Brazil, primarily in low rainforest canopy.

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    They are occasionally seen on the forest floor. The are quadrupedal, but do engage in some leaping. Diet consists of fruit, leaves and other vegetation, insects, small invertebrates, birds' eggs and small vertebrate. They have been observed using tools in captivity. One captive animal was observed using straw to pry cockroaches out of cracks and crevices.

    They are monogamous, and the male usually carries the young on his back. Social groups consist of a mated pair and their offspring. Their tails are quite long and they frequently intertwine them when sitting together. They have a wide variety of visual signals and vocalizations - according to Fleagle they are territorial and elaborate vocal duets as part of their territorial defense. Dusky titis weigh around one kilogram.

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    Digimorph has an excellent series of CT images of the skull, one of which is below:

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