Papio hamadryas Linnaeus 1758 (Hamadryas baboon)

Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae

Alternative combinations: Macacus hamadryas, Simia hamadryas

Synonyms: Cercopithecus hamadryas Kerr 1792, Simia cynamolgos Linnaeus 1758

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Papio according to D. Zinner et al. 2008

See also Allen 1895, Dandelot and Prévost 1972, Jablonski 2002, Kerr 1792, Linnaeus 1758, Owen 1853 and Thomas 1911

Sister taxa: Papio (Inuus), Papio anubis, Papio cynocephalus, Papio izodi, Papio kindae, Papio papio, Papio porcarius, Papio quadratirostris, Papio robinsoni, Papio thoth, Papio ursinus

Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ethiopia (1 collection), South Africa (1)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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