†Oligopithecus Simons 1962 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Propliopithecidae
Full reference: E. L. Simons. 1962. Two new primate species from the African Oligocene. Postilla 64:1-12
Parent taxon: Propliopithecidae according to G. F. Gunnell and E. R. Miller 2001
See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Simons 1962 and Zalmout et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Aegyptopithecus, Propliopithecus
Subtaxa: Oligopithecus rogeri Oligopithecus savagei
Type: Oligopithecus savagei
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Egypt (1 collection), Oman (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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