†Micropithecus clarki 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
Belongs to Micropithecus according to T. Harrison 1989
See also Fleagle and Simons 1978
Sister taxon: Micropithecus leakeyorum
Type specimen: UMP 64-02, a partial skull (palate and lower facial skeleton)
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (1 collection), Uganda (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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