Perupithecus ucayaliensis Bond et al. 2015 (monkey)

Mammalia - Primates

Full reference: M. Bond, M. Tejedor, K. E. Campbell, L. Chornogubsky, N. Novo and F. Goin. 2015. Eocene primates of South America and the African origins of New World monkeys. Nature 520:538-541

Belongs to Perupithecus according to M. Bond et al. 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Santa Rosa (LACM Loc6289), which is in a Rupelian terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in the Yahuarango Formation of Peru.

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: found only at Santa Rosa (LACM Loc. 6289)

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