†Gorgopithecus Broom and Robinson 1949 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Parent taxon: Papionina according to N.G. Jablonski 2002
See also McKenna and Bell 1997
Sister taxa: Cercocebus, Dinopithecus, Lophocebus, Papio, Parapapio, Theropithecus
Subtaxa: Gorgopithecus major
Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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