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and the Carnivora (with strong canine and carnassial molar) are carniv- 

 orous. The Carnivora are subdivided into the terrestrial Fissipedia and 

 the aquatic Pinnipedia. 



56. The Prosimiie and Primates have a more or less indifferent denti- 

 tion. They have partly or entirely replaced claws by nails, and are 

 largely provided with grasping hands and feet. The Prosimia; are lower, 

 the Primates more highly organized. 



57. The Primates are subdivided, according to the position of the 

 nostrils, the development of the tail, and the dentition and the feet, into 

 the Platyrrhina;, or New World monkeys, the Catarrhinoe, or Old World 

 apes, and the Anthropina;, or man. 



