Saadanius Zalmout et al. 2010 (monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Saadaniidae

Full reference: I. S. Zalmout, W. J. Sanders, L. M. MacLatchy, G. F. Gunnell, Y. A. Al-Mufarreh, M. A. Ali, A.-A. H. Nasser, A. M. Al-Masari, S. A. Al-Sobhi, A. O. Nadhra, A. H. Matari, J. A. Wilson, and P. D. Gingerich. 2010. New Oligocene primate from Saudi Arabia and the divergence of apes and Old World monkeys. Nature 466:360-364

Parent taxon: Saadaniidae according to I. S. Zalmout et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Saadanius hijazensis

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Type: Saadanius hijazensis

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: found only at Harrat Al Ujayfa (Oligocene of Saudi Arabia)

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