Simiiformes
Sign in to saveThe simians, anthropoids, or higher primates are primates of the infraorder Simiiformes () containing all animals traditionally called monkeys and apes. More precisely, they consist of the parvorders Platyrrhini (New World monkeys) and Catarrhini, the latter of which consists of the family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys in the stricter sense) and the superfamily Hominoidea (apesincluding humans).
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Simiiformes is the scientific classification for all monkeys and apes, divided into two main groups: New World monkeys and Old World monkeys plus apes (which includes humans). This group matters because it encompasses the primates most closely related to us and helps scientists understand primate evolution and our own place in the animal kingdom.
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The simians, anthropoids, or higher primates are primates of the infraorder Simiiformes () containing all animals traditionally called monkeys and apes. More precisely, they consist of the parvorders Platyrrhini (New World monkeys) and Catarrhini, the latter of which consists of the family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys in the stricter sense) and the superfamily Hominoidea (apesincluding humans).
The simians are sister group to the tarsiers (Tarsiiformes), together forming the haplorhines. The radiation occurred about 60 million years ago (during the Cenozoic era); 40 million years ago, simians colonized South America, giving rise to the New World monkeys. The remaining simians (catarrhines) split about 25 million years ago into Cercopithecidae and apes (including humans).