The tarsier is an __________.
A) haplorhine and a anthropoid
B) strepsirhine and a hominin
C) strepsirhine and a prosimian
D) haplorhine and a prosimian

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The tarsier is a prosimian, meaning it is not a monkey or an ape, which are categorized as anthropoids. Within prosimians, the tarsier is a haplorhine, meaning it has dry noses (as opposed to wet noses like other prosimians) and a post-orbital closure (a bony ring around the eye socket).

The Tarsier Is an __________