Oligopithecus
Extinct genus of primates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oligopithecus is a fossil primate that lived in Africa during the Early Oligocene. It is represented by one species, Oligopithecus savagei, known from one jaw bone found in Egypt.[3][4][5]
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Oligopithecus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Parvorder: | Catarrhini |
Family: | †Oligopithecidae |
Genus: | †Oligopithecus Simons, 1962[1] |
Type species | |
†Oligopithecus savagei Simons, 1962 | |
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