How does the rafting hypothesis propose that anthropoid primates migrated to the New World?
A) they were carried across the ocean on drifting mats of vegetation
B) they built simple rafts to travel from island to island
C) the New World monkeys evolved separately from the Old World monkeys
D) they migrated across southern land bridges

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The rafting hypothesis proposes that anthropoid primates migrated to the New World by being carried across the ocean on drifting mats of vegetation. These mats could have been swept out to sea during storms or carried by ocean currents.

How Does the Rafting Hypothesis Propose That Anthropoid Primates Migrated