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Pliopithecidae

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The family Pliopithecidae is an extinct family of fossil catarrhines and members of the Pliopithecoidea superfamily.

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Pliopithecidae
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The family Pliopithecidae is an extinct family of fossil catarrhines and members of the Pliopithecoidea superfamily.

Their anatomy combined primitive features such as a small braincase, a long snout, and a tail. At the same time, they possessed more advanced features such as stereoscopic vision and ape-like teeth and jaws, clearly distinguishing them from monkeys.

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