†Parapithecus Schlosser 1911 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Parapithecidae
Parent taxon: Parapithecinae according to S. G. Mattingly et al. 2021
See also Beard et al. 2016, Gingerich 1978, McKenna and Bell 1997, Seiffert et al. 2005, Simons 2001 and Simons and Kay 1983
Sister taxon: Simonsius
Subtaxa: Parapithecus fraasi
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Stuttgart Fayum collection (Oligocene of Egypt)
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