†Simonsius Gingerich 1978 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Parapithecidae
Full reference: P. D. Gingerich. 1978. The Stuttgart collection of Oligocene primates from the Fayum Province of Egypt. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 52(1/2):82-92
Parent taxon: Parapithecinae according to S. G. Mattingly et al. 2021
See also Beard et al. 2016 and Simons 2001
Sister taxon: Parapithecus
Subtaxa: Simonsius grangeri Simonsius harujensis
Type: Parapithecus grangeri
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Egypt (2 collections), Libya (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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