Mesopithecus
Sign in to saveMesopithecus ("middle monkey" for being between Hylobates and Semnopithecus in build) is an extinct genus of Old World monkey belonging to the subfamily Colobinae that lived in Eurasia during the Late Miocene and Pliocene epochs, around 8.2-2.6 million years ago. == Description == Mesopithecus had a body length of about , possessing a slender body with long, muscular limbs and flexible fingers.
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Vinony files it under Fossil taxa described in 1839, Miocene primates of Asia and Miocene primates of Europe.
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Mesopithecus ("middle monkey" for being between Hylobates and Semnopithecus in build) is an extinct genus of Old World monkey belonging to the subfamily Colobinae that lived in Eurasia during the Late Miocene and Pliocene epochs, around 8.2-2.6 million years ago. == Description == Mesopithecus had a body length of about , possessing a slender body with long, muscular limbs and flexible fingers.
== Taxonomy == The relationship of Mesopithecus to living members of Colobinae is uncertain, some have interpreted it as an early offshoot outside the split between Asian and African colobines, while others have interpreted it as a close relative of the Asian doucs (Pygathrix).
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