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"Monkeys, including apes, can be distinguished from other primates by having only two pectoral nipples, a pendulous penis, and a lack of sensory whiskers." Has anyone got a better source for this? I'm not sure the sensory whiskers part is true, see Muchlinski, Magdalena N. (2010). "A comparative analysis of vibrissa count and infraorbital foramen area in primates and other mammals". Journal of Human Evolution. 58 (6): 447–473. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.01.012. PMID20434193.. This paper talks of the distinctive characteristics of crown anthropoids, and none of those characters are mentioned: Williams, B. A.; Kay, R. F.; Kirk, E. C. (2010). "New perspectives on anthropoid origins". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107 (11): 4797–4804. doi:10.1073/pnas.0908320107. PMC2841917. PMID20212104.. Cheers, Jack (talk) 09:03, 11 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
I believe it is because these characteristics (two pectoral nipples, etc) are synapomorphies, while the crown anthropoid paper is discussing non-synapomorphic characteristics. - UtherSRG(talk)11:08, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Prehensile tails
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"Monkeys in the family Atelidae," [as opposed to the other four families of New World monkeys] "such as the spider monkey, are the only primates to have prehensile tails."
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