| Algeripithecus Temporal range: Eocene 45 mya |
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| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | animalia |
| Class: | mammalia |
| Order: | primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Genus: | Algeripithecus 1992 |
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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.
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It is 150 to 300 grams (5–10.6 ounces) and mandibles smaller that a human finger.