†Dinopithecus Broom 1936 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Parent taxon: Papionina according to N.G. Jablonski 2002
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Cercocebus, Gorgopithecus, Lophocebus, Papio, Parapapio, Theropithecus
Subtaxa: Dinopithecus ingens
Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (1 collection)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ethiopia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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