†Nuciruptor Meldrum and Kay 1997 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Pitheciidae
Full reference: D. J. Meldrum and R. F. Kay. 1997. Nuciruptor rubricae, a new pitheciin seed predator from the Miocene of Colombia. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 102(3):407-427
Parent taxon: Pitheciini according to D. J. Meldrum and R. F. Kay 1997
Sister taxon: Cebupithecia
Subtaxa: Nuciruptor rubricae
Type: Nuciruptor rubricae
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Colombia (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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