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Soromandrillus

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Soromandrillus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Primates
Family: Cercopithecidae
Subfamily: Cercopithecinae
Tribe: Papionini
Genus: Soromandrillus
Gilbert, 2013

Soromandrillus ("Sister Mandrill") is an extinct genus of cercopithecoid monkey from southern Africa.[1] The only known species is S. quadratirostris, formerly recognised as a species of Dinopithecus.

History

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In 2013, Christopher Gilbert[1] named Soromandrillus as a separate genus.

References

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  1. 1 2 Gilbert, Christopher C. (May 2013). "Cladistic analysis of extant and fossil African papionins using craniodental data". Journal of Human Evolution. 64 (5): 399–433. Bibcode:2013JHumE..64..399G. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2013.01.013. PMID 23490264.