Cercopithecoidea: Old World Monkeys, Baboons
-Ischial callosities—“butt pads” cornified areas of the skin on the rear ends of the animals
-Bilophodont molars—essentially molars modified to allow greater shearing between the cusps, good for slicing up leaves and fibrous matter
-Found in both Africa and Asia
-Active during the day
-Arborial and terrestrial
-Multimale/multifemale
-Spend a lot of time grooming—picking out bugs and eating them, keeps other person’s hair clean, reinforces social bonds
Cercopithecoidea are a superfamily of the infraorder cararhini.