Suborder Tarsioidea (Noun)
Meaning
In some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The tarsiers, which used to be assigned to the suborder Tarsioidea, are now classified within the infraorder Simiiformes.
- In some classifications, tarsiers were assigned to the suborder Tarsioidea, but this has been largely abandoned in favor of Simiiformes.
- Tarsiers are sometimes classified under the suborder Tarsioidea, but the majority view places them as sister taxa to the Monkeys.
- The tarsiers' uncertain placement has led some sources to place them into a unique suborder Tarsioidea.
- The tarsiers, placed by some within the suborder Tarsioidea, were formerly assigned to the infraorder Prosimii.