†Ucayalipithecus perdita Seiffert et al. 2020 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Parapithecidae
Full reference: E. R. Seiffert, M. F. Tejedor, J. G. Fleagle, N. M. Novo, F. M. Cornejo, M. Bond, D. Vries and K. E. Campbell, Jr. 2020. A parapithecid stem anthropoid of African origin in the Paleogene of South America. Science 368:194-197
Belongs to Ucayalipithecus according to E. R. Seiffert et al. 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: INGEMMET CPI 7936, a tooth (M2 crown). Its type locality is Santa Rosa (LACM Loc. 6289), which is in a Rupelian terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in the Yahuarango Formation of Peru.
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Santa Rosa (LACM Loc. 6289)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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