Lagonimico Kay 1994 (monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Cebidae

Etymology: Lagonimico comes from the Latin lagonum, a pancake, and the Spanish for monkey, mico. The type is flat as a pancake.

Full reference: R. F. Kay. 1994. "Giant" tamarin from the Miocene of Colombia. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 95(3):333-353

Parent taxon: Lagonimiconini according to R. F. Kay 1994

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Lagonimico conclucatus

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Type: Lagonimico conclucatus

Ecology: arboreal insectivore-herbivore

Distribution: found only at IGM-DU Locality 90 (Miocene of Colombia)

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