The adaptive explanations do paleoanthropologists give for the unique features of primates are -
1. The opposable thumbs and great toes .
2. The nails instead of claws on at least some digits.
3. The pads at the tips of fingers and toes that are rich in nerve endings.
4. The dermal ridges, friction skin, soles, palms and underside of prehensile tails, on the digits.
The primates are descended from tree-dwellers and exhibiting adaptations which allows tree climbing.
It is so because the features which primate have is relatively large, complex brain. The forward-facing eyes with overlapping fields of view that allow deep perception.
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