Gorgopithecus Broom and Robinson 1949 (monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae

Parent taxon: Papionina according to N.G. Jablonski 2002

See also McKenna and Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Cercocebus, Dinopithecus, Lophocebus, Papio, Parapapio, Theropithecus

Subtaxa: Gorgopithecus major

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Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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