Mammalia - Primates - Pitheciidae
Alternative spellings: Pitheciinae, Pithecinae
Parent taxon: Platyrrhini according to J. C. Opazo et al. 2006
See also Barnett 2005, Gualda-Barros et al. 2012, Hershkovitz 1974, MacPhee and Horovitz 2002, MacPhee et al. 2003, Setoguchi and Rosenberger 1987 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Atelidae, Ateloidea, Carlocebus, Cebidae, Chilecebus, Homunculidae, Parvimico, Xenotrichidae
Subtaxa: Antillothrix Cacajao Callicebinae Chiropotes Mohanamico Paralouatta Pithecia Pitheciini
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection), Cuba (1), the Dominican Republic (2), Peru (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (4), Colombia (11), Cuba (1), the Dominican Republic (1)
Total: 22 collections including 23 occurrences