†Theropithecus (Omopithecus) Delson 1993 (gelada)

Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae

Parent taxon: Theropithecus according to Delson 1993

Sister taxa: Theropithecus darti, Theropithecus gelada, Theropithecus oswaldi

Subtaxa: Theropithecus (Omopithecus) baringensis Theropithecus (Omopithecus) brumpti

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Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ethiopia (58 collections), Kenya (6)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Kenya (1)

• Pliocene of Ethiopia (2), Kenya (4)

Total: 71 collections each including a single occurrence

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