Chilecebus
| Chilecebus carrascoensis Temporal range: Early Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cebidae |
| Genus: | Chilecebus |
| Species: | C. carrascoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chilecebus carrascoensis Flynn, Wyss, Charrier and Swisher, 1995 | |
Chilecebus carrascoensis is an extinct species of New World monkey that lived in what is now Chile during the Early Miocene some 20 million years ago. It had a body mass of about 1.3 pounds (600 grams).
References
- Flynn, J., et al. An Early Miocene anthropoid skull from the Chilean Andes. Nature 373, 603 - 607 (February 16, 1995).
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