†Micropithecus Fleagle and Simons 1978 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Dendropithecidae
Full reference: J. G. Fleagle and E. L. Simons. 1978. Micropithecus clarki, a small ape from the Miocene of Uganda. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 49(4):427-440
Parent taxon: Dendropithecidae according to I. S. Zalmout et al. 2010
See also Fleagle and Simons 1978 and Harrison 1989
Sister taxa: Dendropithecus, Simiolus
Subtaxa: Micropithecus clarki Micropithecus leakeyorum
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (3 collections), Uganda (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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