In the phylogeny of evolutionary relationships among the primates, tarsiers

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Tarsiers possess some anthropoid-like features, such as their stereoscopic vision and lack of a rhinarium (wet nose), suggesting a closer evolutionary relationship to anthropoids than to lemurs and lorises.

Answer: B
 Tarsiers are small-bodied, like most anthropoids.

Answer: C
 Tarsiers' nocturnal habits may suggest a closer relationship to strepsirrhines, but their anthropoid-like traits suggest otherwise.

Answer: None of the above
 D is incorrect, as tarsiers are vertical clingers and leapers, not arboreal quadrupeds like most New World monkeys.

In the Phylogeny of Evolutionary Relationships Among the Primates, Tarsiers