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Papionini is a
tribe of Old
World monkeys that
includes several large monkey species,
which include the
macaques of
North Africa and Asia, as well as the...
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feature of the
genus is its
large size in
comparison to
other papionins. The only
other papionin species to
attain a
similar size were
Theropithecus brumpti...
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monkey that
lived in the mid to late Pliocene. It is an
extinct species of
papionin. This
fossil primate is
mostly known from
skulls and
mandibles found in...
- however,
molecular phylogenetic studies clarified relationships among papionin monkeys,
demonstrating that
mangabeys of the
genus Lophocebus are more...
- "Cranial allometry, phylogeography, and
systematics of large-bodied
papionins (Primates:Cercopithecinae)
inferred from
geometric morphometric analysis...
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approximately 37 kg on average,
based on
dental size. Like most
other papionin (baboons and
their close relatives) monkeys, it had a
large degree of ****ual...
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superstructures such as
sagittal or
nuchal crests. Dentally, it is
similar to most
papionin monkeys, but the
molar teeth are
somewhat narrower and taller. A few limb...
- McGraw, W.
Scott (2002-03-01). "Skeletal and
dental morphology of
African papionins:
unmasking a
cryptic clade".
Journal of
Human Evolution. 42 (3): 267–292...
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Postcranial fossils found of this
species are much
greater in size than
extant papionins,
including the mandrill. "The
Paleobiology Database".
Retrieved 11 August...
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African biochronology from
facial affinities in
Parapapio and
other fossil papionins".
American Journal of
Physical Anthropology. 132 (2): 163–174. doi:10...
