Procercocebus

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Procercocebus
Temporal range: Pleistocene, 2.3  Ma
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Annals of the South African Museum - Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum (1971) (18415070395).jpg
Female Procercocebus antiquus M.3078, lateral and basal view
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Cercopithecidae
Tribe: Papionini
Genus:† Procercocebus
Gilbert, 2007
Type species
†Parapapio antiquus
Haughton, 1925

Procercocebus is a genus of prehistoric baboons closely resembling the forest dwelling mangabeys. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Gilbert, C.C., 2007. Craniomandibular morphology supporting the diphyletic origin of mangabeys and a new genus of the Cercocebus/Mandrillus clade, Procercocebus. J. Hum. Evol. 53, 69-102.



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