Oligopithecus

Oligopithecus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Parvorder: Catarrhini
Family: †Oligopithecidae
Genus: †Oligopithecus
Simons, 1962
Type species
†Oligopithecus savagei
Simons, 1962
Species
  • †Oligopithecus rogeri Gheerbrant et al. 1995
  • †Oligopithecus savagei Simons, 1962

Oligopithecus is a fossil primate that lived in Africa during the Early Oligocene. It is represented by one species, Oligopithecus savagei, known from one jaw bone found in Egypt.

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