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Mesopithecus

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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.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Mesopithecus is referenced by 227 other articles, and connects out to Aotus, Homunculus and Afrotarsius.

Vinony files it under Fossil taxa described in 1839, Miocene primates of Asia and Miocene primates of Europe.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

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Colobinae
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Mesopithecus pentelici skeleton.JPG
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taxon name
Mesopithecus
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Mesopithecus
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Mesopithecus (il cui nome significa "scimmia di mezzo") è un genere estinto di scimmia del Vecchio Mondo vissuta dal Miocene superiore al Pliocene superiore, circa 7-5 milioni di anni fa, i cui resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in depositi fluviali in Bulgaria, Italia, Romania, Grecia, Macedonia e Ucraina, Europa, e in Afganistan e Zhaotong, Asia.

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