The parvorder Catarrhini / kætəˈraɪnaɪ / (known commonly as catarrhine monkeys, Old World anthropoids, or Old World monkeys) consists of the Cercopithecoidea and apes (Hominoidea).

Other articles where catarrhine is discussed: monkey: Old World monkeys versus New World monkeys: …together they are classified as catarrhines (meaning “downward-nosed” in Latin). The New World monkeys are the platyrrhines (“flat-nosed”), a group comprising five families.

2019年11月22日 · The main difference between platyrrhines and catarrhines is that platyrrhines are a parvorder of simians that contains flat-nosed primates, including New World monkeys, whereas catarrhines are a parvorder of simians that contains hooked-nose primates including Old World monkeys, apes, and humans.

2021年6月28日 · The simians may further be subdivided into two major groups: catarrhines (Old World monkeys and apes) and platyrrhines (New World monkeys). Catarrhines are simians belonging to the parvorder Catarrhini.

2018年7月30日 · A general life history of the primate parvorder Catarrhini (Old World monkeys, gibbons, and great apes). Introduction Catarrhine primates include species from three families: Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys; 159 extant species), Hylobatidae (gibbons and siamangs; 19 extant species), and Hominidae (great apes and humans; 7 extant species ...

The Catarrhini consist of two Superfamilies – Cercopithecoidea (Old World Monkeys) and Hominoidea (Apes). Cercopithecoids live in Africa and Asia (one species of macaque lives on the island of Gibraltar), have diverse styles of locomotion (some are arboreal, some are terrestrial, some are both).

The term catarrhine, meaning ‘narrow, turned-down nose,’ has been used extensively in the literature to describe Old World monkeys and apes. The term platyrrhine, meaning ‘flat nose,’ refers to the flattened muzzle with broadly spaced, laterally flared nares found in …

The Catarrhini or catarrhine monkeys or Old World anthropoids are the sister group to the New World monkeys, the Platyrrhini. The Platyrrhini emerged within "monkeys" by migration to South America from Afro-Arabia (the Old World), likely by ocean.

1998年7月30日 · The hominoids — apes and humans — and Old World monkeys are collectively named the catarrhine primates. Today, with the exception of humans, the catarrhines are native to Africa and southeastern Asia, but the fossil record indicates that apes and monkeys were also present in Europe and western Asia during the Miocene, from about 5 to 17 ...

Catarrhini are a group of Old World monkeys that includes humans, apes, and other primates. They are distinguished from other primates by their prominent noses, narrow noses, and relatively large brain volume. Catarrhini species are found in Africa, Asia, and North and South America.