Cebus Erxleben 1777 (capuchin monkey)

Mammalia - Primates - Cebidae

Parent taxon: Cebinae according to J. C. Opazo et al. 2006

See also Gervais and Ameghino 1880, Hershkovitz 1974, Salles et al. 2006 and Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxon: Dolichocebus

Subtaxa: Cebus aequatorialis Cebus albifrons Cebus annellatus Cebus brunneus Cebus capillatus Cebus capucinus Cebus cesarae Cebus cuscinus Cebus imitator Cebus kaapori Cebus leucocephalus Cebus leucogenys Cebus malitiosus Cebus nigrivittatus Cebus olivaceus Cebus subcristatus Cebus unicolor Cebus versicolor Cebus yuracus

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Ecology: arboreal frugivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Panama (1 collection), Peru (1), Venezuela (1)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Venezuela (1)

• Miocene of Peru (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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