Homunculus patagonicus
| Homunculus patagonicus Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Pitheciidae |
| Subfamily: | Pitheciinae |
| Genus: | Homunculus |
| Species: | H. patagonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Homunculus patagonicus Ameghino, 1891 | |
Homunculus patagonicus is an extinct New World monkey species that lived in Argentina during the Miocene.[1] It is likely the ancestral species for the Pitheciinae subfamily, whose living members include the sakis, bearded sakis, and the uakaris.[2]
References
- ↑ "Homunculus patagonicus". The Primata. 16 November 2001. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ Tejedor, Marcelo F.; Rosenberger, Alfred L. (2008). "A neotype for Homunculus patagonicus Ameghino, 1891, and a new interpretation of the taxon" (2008). PaleoAnthropology. pp. 68–82. Retrieved 26 January 2012.