- Source: Theropithecus
Theropithecus is a genus of primates in the family Cercopithecidae. It contains a single living species, the gelada (Theropithecus gelada), native to the Ethiopian Highlands.
Additional species are known from fossils, including:
†Theropithecus brumpti
†Theropithecus darti
†Theropithecus oswaldi
The earliest remains probably belonging to the genus are from Kanapoi, Kenya, dating to the early Pliocene, around 4.1-4.2 million years ago.
Although most remains are known from Africa, during the Early Pleistocene the genus had a broader distribution ranging from southern Europe, including Spain and possibly Italy, to the Indian subcontinent.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Gelada
- Babun
- Cercopithecinae
- Formasi Shungura
- Daftar genus mamalia
- Papionini
- Theropithecus
- Gelada
- Theropithecus brumpti
- Theropithecus oswaldi
- Theropithecus darti
- Cercopithecinae
- Old World monkey
- Dinopithecus
- Robin Dunbar
- Papionini
