†Nanopithecus Plavcan et al. 2019 (monkey)
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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
Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore
Distribution: found only at Kanapoi Nzube's Mandible Site (Pliocene of Kenya)
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