Theropithecus oswaldi
Extinct species of Old World monkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theropithecus oswaldi is an extinct species of Theropithecus from the early to middle Pleistocene of Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa, Spain, Morocco and Algeria.[1] It appears to have been a specialised grazer.[2] The species went extinct in South Africa around 1.0 Ma.[3] Having existed alongside hominins like Homo erectus, it is likely that conflict with early humans played a role in their extinction as a site has been found with many juveniles butchered.[4] [5]
Quick Facts Theropithecus oswaldi Temporal range: Pleistocene, Scientific classification ...
Theropithecus oswaldi Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Cercopithecidae |
Genus: | Theropithecus |
Species: | †T. oswaldi |
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†Theropithecus oswaldi (Andrews, 1916) | |
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