†Serapia eocaena Simons 1992 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Proteopithecidae
Full reference: E. L. Simons. 1992. Diversity in the early Tertiary anthropoidean radiation in Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 89:10743-10747
Belongs to Serapia according to E. L. Simons 1992
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CGM 42286, a mandible (right mandible wth complete horizontal ramus and damaged symphysis). Its type locality is Quarry L-41 (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian lacustrine mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Quarry L-41 (Jebel Qatrani Formation)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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