Stirtonia (monkey)
| Stirtonia Temporal range: Middle to Late Miocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Atelidae |
| Genus: | Stirtonia Hershkovitz, 1970 |
| Synonyms | |
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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
- ↑ 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
External links
- Stirtonia in the Paleobiology Database
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