Nanopithecus Plavcan et al. 2019 (monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae

Full reference: J.M. Plavcan, C.V. Ward, R.F. Kay and F.K. Manthi. 2019. A diminutive Pliocene guenon from Kanapoi, West Turkana, Kenya. Journal of Human Evolution

Parent taxon: Cercopithecini according to J.M. Plavcan et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Allenopithecus, Allochrocebus, Cercopithecus, Chlorocebus, Erythrocebus, Miopithecus

Subtaxa: Nanopithecus browni

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Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore

Distribution: found only at Kanapoi Nzube's Mandible Site (Pliocene of Kenya)

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