Rhinopithecus Milne-Edwards 1872 (snub-nosed monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Alternative spelling: Pygathrix (Rhinopithecus)
Parent taxon: Colobinae according to M. Osterholz et al. 2008
See also Palmer 1904, Smith and Jungers 1997 and Whittaker et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Colobus, Dolichopithecus, Mesopithecus, Nasalis, Presbytis, Procolobus, Pygathrix, Semnopithecus, Simias, Trachypithecus
Subtaxa: Rhinopithecus avunculus Rhinopithecus bieti Rhinopithecus brelichi Rhinopithecus roxellana Rhinopithecus strykeri
Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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