ANTH 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Callosity, Simian
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Includes humans, apes, and monkeys: rounded braincases, reduced non-mobile outer ears, relatively small, flat faces instead of muzzles, highly efficient reproductive systems, highly decterous hands, two main groups: platyrrhines and catarrhines. Platyrrhines: the group of anthropoids that have broad, flat-bridged noses, with nostrils facing outward; these monkeys are found only in the. Catarrhines: the group of anthropoids with narrow noses and nostrils that face downward. Some cebids have small groups with one male-female pair; others have groups of up to 50 individuals: some of the smaller cebids have a diet of leaves, insects, flowers, and fruits. Others are mostly fruit eaters with lesser dependence on seeds, leaves, or insects. Old world monkeys (carcopithecoids: more closely related to humans than new world monkeys. Same number of teeth as apes and humans. Not as diverse as new world cousins, but they live in a greater variety of habitats: Both in trees and on the ground.
