†Dolichopithecus ruscinensis Depéret 1889 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Synonyms: Adelopithecus hypsilophus Gremyatski 1958, Dolichopithecus hipsulophus Gremyatski 1958
Belongs to Dolichopithecus according to E. Delson et al. 2005
See also Jablonski 2002 and Koufos et al. 1991
Sister taxon: Dolichopithecus arvernensis
Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Bulgaria (1 collection), Greece (1), Moldova (2), Romania (2), Spain (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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