†Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916 (gelada)
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Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Alternative combination: Simopithecus oswaldi
Belongs to Theropithecus according to Delson 1993
Sister taxa: Theropithecus (Omopithecus), Theropithecus darti, Theropithecus gelada
Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Algeria (1 collection), Ethiopia (29), Kenya (25), Morocco (3), South Africa (4), Spain (1), Tanzania (4)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ethiopia (1), Kenya (9)
• Pliocene of Ethiopia (3)
Total: 80 collections including 81 occurrences
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