Table 2.
Diet and shearing crest lengths of extant and extinct primates used in the text
| Taxon | Principal dietary item | Upper molar shearing ratio | Lower molar shear ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arctocebus calabarensis | Insects | 1.55 | 2.18 |
| Galagoides demidoff | Insects | 1.4 | 2.13 |
| Galago maholi | Insects | 1.43 | 2.46 |
| Loris tardigradus | Insects | 1.49 | 2.01 |
| Tarsius spectrum | Insects | 1.46 | 2.52 |
| Tarsius syrichta | Insects | 1.43 | |
| Tarsius bancanus | Insects | 1.55 | |
| Galago alleni | Fruit | 1.3 | 1.94 |
| Microcebus murinus | Fruit | 1.35 | 1.85 |
| Microcebus rufus | Fruit | 1.36 | |
| Perodicticus potto | Fruit | 1.11 | 1.71 |
| Otolemur crassicaudatus | Fruit | 1.22 | 1.69 |
| Euoticus elegantulus | Gums | 1.36 | 1.86 |
| Phaner furcifer | Gums | 1.18 | 1.8 |
| Vastanomys gracilis | 1.32 | 1.91 | |
| Anthrasimias gujaratensis | 1.33 | ||
| Marcgodinotius indicus (n = 2) | 1.81 | ||
| Asiadapis cambayensis | 2.06 |