Platyrrhini (parvorder)

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Scope note
Superfamily containing five families of primates that are found in the tropical regions of Mexico, Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae. About 40 million years ago, the Simiiformes infraorder split into the parvorders Platyrrhini (New World monkeys in South America) and Catarrhini (apes and Old World monkeys in Africa).
Platyrrhini
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024