†Apidium phiomense Osborn 1908 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Parapithecidae
Belongs to Apidium according to P. D. Gingerich 1973
See also Simons 1960
Sister taxa: Apidium bowni, Apidium kraeusei, Apidium moustafai, Apidium phiomensis, Apidium zuetina
Type specimen: Amer. Mus. No. 13370, a mandible (partial mandible with P4-M3). Its type locality is Northwest of Quarry A, which is in a Rupelian terrestrial horizon in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Egypt (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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