Algeripithecus
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Algeripithecus is a genus of primates. Its status as an antherpoid or strepsirrhine is under debate.
150 to 300 grams extinct primate of 50 to 46 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid. However under debate more research suggest its a strepsirrhine.
150 to 300 grams extinct primate of 50 to 46 million years ago; fossils found in Algeria; considered by some authorities the leading candidate for the first anthropoid. However under debate more research suggest its a strepsirrhine.
Physical characteristics
It is 150 to 300 grams (5–10.6 ounces) and mandibles smaller that a human finger.External links
- Algeripithecus and Azibius: Anthropoids or Strepsirhines?, September 15, 2009