Mesopithecus ("middle monkey" for being between Hylobates and Semnopithecus in build) is an extinct genus of Old World monkey that lived in Europe and Asia 7 to 5 million years ago.[1][2][3]Mesopithecus resembled a modern macaque, with a body length of about 40 centimetres (16 in). It was adapted to both walking and climbing, possessing a slender body with long, muscular limbs and flexible fingers. Its teeth suggest that it primarily ate soft leaves and fruit.[4] It was once thought that these extinct monkeys might be an ancestor of the grey langur, but a study in 2004[5] suggested that they are more closely related to the snub-nosed monkeys and doucs.
^"Fossils of 6.4-Million-Year-Old Monkey Found in China". sci-news. from the original on 2023-06-26.
^Xueping Ji, Dionisios Youlatos, Nina G. Jablonski, Ruliang Pan, Chunxia Zhang, Pei Li, Min Tang, Tengsong Yu, Wenqi Li, Chenglong Deng, Song Li (2020). "Oldest colobine calcaneus from East Asia (Zhaotong, Yunnan, China)". Journal of Human Evolution. 147 (102866). doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102866.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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mesopithecus, middle, monkey, being, between, hylobates, semnopithecus, build, extinct, genus, world, monkey, that, lived, europe, asia, million, years, resembled, modern, macaque, with, body, length, about, centimetres, adapted, both, walking, climbing, posse. Mesopithecus middle monkey for being between Hylobates and Semnopithecus in build is an extinct genus of Old World monkey that lived in Europe and Asia 7 to 5 million years ago 1 2 3 Mesopithecus resembled a modern macaque with a body length of about 40 centimetres 16 in It was adapted to both walking and climbing possessing a slender body with long muscular limbs and flexible fingers Its teeth suggest that it primarily ate soft leaves and fruit 4 It was once thought that these extinct monkeys might be an ancestor of the grey langur but a study in 2004 5 suggested that they are more closely related to the snub nosed monkeys and doucs MesopithecusTemporal range Late Miocene Late Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NSkeletonScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder PrimatesSuborder HaplorhiniInfraorder SimiiformesFamily CercopithecidaeSubfamily ColobinaeGenus MesopithecusWagner 1839SpeciesMesopithecus monspessulanusGervais 1859 Mesopithecus pentelici Wagner 1839 type Gallery edit nbsp Mesopithecus pentelici skulls nbsp Skeletal restorationReferences edit Fossils of 6 4 Million Year Old Monkey Found in China sci news Archived from the original on 2023 06 26 Xueping Ji Dionisios Youlatos Nina G Jablonski Ruliang Pan Chunxia Zhang Pei Li Min Tang Tengsong Yu Wenqi Li Chenglong Deng Song Li 2020 Oldest colobine calcaneus from East Asia Zhaotong Yunnan China Journal of Human Evolution 147 102866 doi 10 1016 j jhevol 2020 102866 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Jablonski Nina G et al 6 August 2020 Mesopithecus pentelicus from Zhaotong China the easternmost representative of a widespread Miocene cercopithecoid species Journal of Human Evolution 145 102851 doi 10 1016 j jhevol 2020 102851 PMID 32771770 Palmer D ed 1999 The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals London Marshall Editions p 289 ISBN 1 84028 152 9 Pan Ruliang Groves Colin Oxnard Charles 2004 Relationships between the fossil colobine Mesopithecus pentelicus and extant cercopithecoids based on dental metrics PDF American Journal of Primatology 62 4 287 299 doi 10 1002 ajp 20022 PMID 15085533 S2CID 6688467 Archived from the original PDF on 2008 07 27 Retrieved 2009 01 26 External links edit Rare Mesopithecus skull unearthed in Chalkidiki Anaweb Archived from the original on 2006 10 07 nbsp This prehistoric primate related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Old World monkey related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mesopithecus amp oldid 1196502871, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
