†Perupithecus ucayaliensis Bond et al. 2015 (monkey)
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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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