- evolved. However, some
works argue that
callitrichids are
actually a
dwarfed lineage.
Ancestral stem-
callitrichids likely were "normal-sized"
ceboids that...
- chimerism,
which is not
known to
occur in
nature in any
primates other than
callitrichids. 95% of
marmoset fraternal twins trade blood through chorionic fusions...
-
female bears two (or
rarely three) offspring. As is the case for many
callitrichids, the
father and the
other group members take part with the
raising of...
- a lion.
Living in the
eastern rainforests of Brazil, like all
other callitrichids they are arboreal. Lion
tamarins weigh up to 900
grams (32 oz) and are...
- (Rylands et al., 2016)
showed the
tamarins are a
sister group to all
other callitrichids,
branching off 15–13
million years ago.
Within this clade, six species...
- The most
recent classification of New
World monkeys again splits the
callitrichids off,
leaving only the
capuchins and
squirrel monkeys in this family...
-
digits exhibit nails. However, claw-like
nails are
found in small-bodied
callitrichids on all
digits except the
hallux or big toe. A
laterally flattened grooming...
-
within the
family Callitrichidae. In 2001,
Colin Groves included the
Callitrichids in the
family Cebidae,
which also
includes capuchin monkeys and squirrel...
-
usually found in
groups of 4 and
shares social relations with
other callitrichids. They
communicate vocally, as well as with
olfactory signals. Males...
-
females are
typically related. Some prosimians,
colobine monkeys and
callitrichid monkeys also use this system. The
transfer of
females or
males from their...
