†Algeripithecus Godinot and Mahboubi 1992 (primate)
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Mammalia - Primates - Azibiidae
Full reference: M. Godinot and M. Mahboubi. 1992. Earliest known simian primate found in Algeria. Nature 357:324-326
Parent taxon: Azibiidae according to R. Tabuce et al. 2009
See also Godinot and Mahboubi 1992 and Gunnell and Miller 2001
Sister taxon: Azibius
Subtaxa: Algeripithecus minutus
Type: Algeripithecus minutus
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Algeria (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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