Colobus flandrini Temporal range: Late
Miocene
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Cercopithecidae |
Genus: | Colobus |
Species: | †C. flandrini
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Binomial name | |
†Colobus flandrini Delson, 1973
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Synonyms | |
Macaca flandrini |
Colobus flandrini is an extinct species of colobus monkey that lived in Africa ( Algeria) during the Miocene around 10 million years ago. [1] [2]
It is the oldest known colobus monkey and is one of only two extinct species of true colobus monkey described so far, the other species being Colobus freedmani. [3] C. flandrini was larger than its living relatives, estimated at 21 kg (46 lb) in weight. [3]
Fossils of C. flandrini were originally assigned to Macaca by Arambourg before being assigned their current placement by Delson (1973). [4]
Colobus flandrini Temporal range: Late
Miocene
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Cercopithecidae |
Genus: | Colobus |
Species: | †C. flandrini
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Binomial name | |
†Colobus flandrini Delson, 1973
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Synonyms | |
Macaca flandrini |
Colobus flandrini is an extinct species of colobus monkey that lived in Africa ( Algeria) during the Miocene around 10 million years ago. [1] [2]
It is the oldest known colobus monkey and is one of only two extinct species of true colobus monkey described so far, the other species being Colobus freedmani. [3] C. flandrini was larger than its living relatives, estimated at 21 kg (46 lb) in weight. [3]
Fossils of C. flandrini were originally assigned to Macaca by Arambourg before being assigned their current placement by Delson (1973). [4]