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Protopithecus is an extinct genus of large New World monkey that lived during the Pleistocene. Fossils have been found in the Toca da Boa Vista cave of Brazil, as well as other locales in the country. [1] Fossils of another large, but less robust ateline monkey, Caipora, were also discovered in Toca da Boa Vista. [2]
The Atelinae are a subfamily of New World monkeys in the family Atelidae, and includes the various spider and woolly monkeys. [2] The primary distinguishing feature of the atelines is their long prehensile tails, which can support their entire body weight.
Common woolly monkey, Lagothrix lagotricha; Yellow-tailed woolly monkey, Lagothrix flavicauda; Genus †Caipora †Caipora bambuiorum (Late Pleistocene) Genus †Protopithecus †Protopithecus brasiliensis (Late Pleistocene) Genus †Solimoea †Solimoea acrensis (Late Miocene) Subfamily Incertae sedis. Genus †Chilecebus
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Fossils dated to be 20 million years old include fragments attributed to Victoriapithecus, believed to be the earliest Old World monkey. [ citation needed ] Among the genera thought to be in the ape lineage leading up to 13 million years ago are Proconsul , Rangwapithecus , Dendropithecus , Limnopithecus , Nacholapithecus , Equatorius ...
Seiffert et al. (2010) note that Simons, the discoverer of Serapia originally placed it within the Parapithecidae, but in 2001 transferred Serapia to the Proteopithecidae, a view supported by Gunnell and Miller (2001), Beard (2002), and Seiffert et al. (2004 & 2005a). [2]
The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story is a 2017 nonfiction book by Douglas Preston.It is about a project headed by documentary filmmakers Steve Elkins and Bill Benenson that used LiDAR to search for archaeological sites in the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve of the Gracias a Dios Department in the Mosquitia region of eastern Honduras. [1]
Cartelles was a very large monkey, and is considered the largest member of its family to have ever existed, at a weight of up to 24 kg (53 lb). [2] Unlike most living New World Monkeys, Cartelles probably spent a good deal of its time on the ground, though it was also as proficient in arboreal locomotion as its smaller living relatives.