Question

New world monkeys are

• A. Primitive and found in central and south America
• B. Advanced and found in central and south America
• C. Primitive and found in Asia, Europe and Africa
• D. Advanced and found in Asia, Europe and Africa

Answer 1

The correct option is A Primitive and found in central and south America

New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in Central and South America and portions of Mexico. Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae and Atelidae. The five families are ranked together as the Platyrrhini parvorder and the Ceboidea superfamily, which are essentially synonymous since Ceboidea is the only living platyrrhine superfamily. Platyrrhini means flat-nosed, and their noses are flatter than those of other simians, with sideways-facing nostrils. Monkeys in the Atelidae family, such as the spider monkey, are the only primates to have prehensile tails. New World monkeys' closest relatives are the other simians, the Catarrhini. New World monkeys descend from African simians that colonized South America, a line that split off about 40 million years ago.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.