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Well one difference would be that Old World Monkeys have more opposable thumbs than New World Monkeys (basically, it's the main difference). For more information, try clicking the related link. Hope this helped~
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∙ 11y agoOld World monkeys and apes are more closely related to each other than either are to New World Monkeys. The last common ancestor of New World monkeys and Old World monkeys and apes lived about 30 million years ago.
The last common ancestor of apes and Old World monkeys was probably a member of Proconsul species, and lived about 10 million years ago.
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∙ 7y agoOld World monkeys are the parvorder Catarrhini, and New World monkeys are the parvorder Platyrrhini.
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Do you think that apes are more closely related to old world monkeys or to new world monkeys?
Apes are more closely related to Old World Monkeys.
What is the major difference between new world monkeys and old world monkeys?
Old World generally refers to monkeys of Africa and Asia; New World, to monkeys of the Americas. In Old World monkeys, the nostrils face downward and are narrow. New World monkeys have round nostrils facing to the side. The dental formula of the larger New World monkeys includes 3 premolars. Old World monkeys have 2.
Are chimps new world monkeys?
Chimpanzees are not New World monkeys. New World monkeys are found in the Americas. Old World monkeys are found in Asia and Africa.
What kinds of monkeys are there?
There are 2 major classifications of monkeys. There are Old World and New World Primates. Marmosets and squirrel monkeys are new world primates. Old world primates are roloway and mandrill monkeys.
Where do Old World monkeys live?
Old World monkeys live in Africa and Asia. When the Americas were discovered, people called the western hemisphere the New World. Europe and the rest of the known lands were called the Old World. That is why monkeys of the Americas are called New World monkeys and those from Africa and Asia are called Old World monkeys.
Are old world monkeys or new world monkeys more common?
New world monkeys would be more likely found
What kind of pattern markings do monkeys have?
There are many, many different species and subspecies of monkeys. Each has its own unique markings. 264 species of monkeys are known. Monkeys are divided into two groups, old world (cercopithecoid) and new world (platyrrhine). They are quite distinct from each other. The old world monkeys are closely related to apes, while new world monkeys are very distant from apes and other monkeys.
Are lemurs new world or old world?
Lemurs are NOT monkeys (so they cannot be New World nor Old World monkeys); they are prosimians. Prosimians are found in the Old World.
What is the difference between new world monkeys and old world monkeys?
New World Monkeys. Many New World monkeys in the family Atelidae, which includes howler monkeys, spider monkeys and woolly monkeys, have grasping tails often with a bare tactile pad. This is in contrast with their distant Old World monkey cousins who do not have prehensile tails.
What is the endangered primate related to Old World monkeys?
the answer is the 'DRILL' related to the baboon Mandrill.
What are the two species of monkeys?
The two species of monkeys are old world monkeys, which are native to Africa and Asia, and new world monkeys, which are native to Central and South America. They have different physical characteristics and habitats.
What are different types of monkey?
There are two main families of monkeys, new world monkeys in South and Central American and old world monkeys in Asia and Africa. Some new world monkeys are Pygmy Marmosets, Spider Monkey, and Tamarins. Some old world monkeys include Patas Monkeys, Colobus Monkeys, and Drill.
