†Phenacopithecus Beard and Wang 2004 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Eosimiidae
Full reference: K. C. Beard and J. Wang. 2004. The eosimiid primates (Anthropoidea) of the Heti Formation, Yuanqu Basin, Shanxi and Henan Provinces, People's Republic of China. Journal of Human Evolution 46(4):401-432
Parent taxon: Eosimiidae according to L. Marivaux et al. 2005
See also Beard and Wang 2004
Sister taxa: Ashaninkacebus, Bahinia, Eosimias, Phileosimias, Sungulusimias
Subtaxa: Phenacopithecus krishtalkai Phenacopithecus xueshii
Type: Phenacopithecus xueshii
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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