Stirtonia (monkey)

Stirtonia
Temporal range: Middle to Late Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Atelidae
Genus: Stirtonia
Hershkovitz, 1970
Synonyms

Kondous Setoguchi, 1985

Stirtonia is an extinct genus of New World monkey from the middle and late Miocene. Its remains have been found in South America. It is classified in Alouattini with howler monkeys.[1]

References

  1. ^ McKenna, Malcolm C., and Bell, Susan K. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. ISBN 0-231-11013-8

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