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

precisely, they consist of the parvorders Platyrrhini (New World monkeys) and Catarrhini, the latter of which consists of the family Cercopithecidae (Old World

tails. New World monkeys' closest relatives are the other simians, the Catarrhini ("down-nosed"), comprising Old World monkeys and apes. New World monkeys

established the name Catarrhini, "Old World monkeys" ("singes de l'Ancien Monde" in French). The extant sister of the Catarrhini in the monkey ("singes")

(Platyrrhini) with both Old World monkeys and apes placed in the clade Catarrhini. Apes do not have tails due to a mutation of the TBXT gene. In traditional

divided into two parvorders: Platyrrhini (the New World monkeys) and Catarrhini (the Old World monkeys and apes). The New World monkeys split from catarrhines

Africa soon afterwards. There are two simian clades, both parvorders: Catarrhini, which developed in Africa, consisting of Old World monkeys, humans and

Cebuella Leontocebus Leontopithecus Mico †Micodon Saguinus Catarrhini see below↓ Catarrhini Catarrhini †Micropithecus †Saadanius †Oligopithecidae Catopithecus

Cebuella Leontocebus Leontopithecus Mico †Micodon Saguinus Catarrhini see below↓ Catarrhini Catarrhini †Micropithecus †Saadanius †Oligopithecidae Catopithecus

sub, 'under' Haplorrhini, Procolophonia Infraorder infra, 'below' Simiiformes, Tarsiiformes Parvorder parvus, 'small, unimportant' Catarrhini, Mysticeti