Colobus flandrini explained

Colobus flandrini is an extinct species of colobus monkey that lived in Africa (Algeria) during the Miocene around 10 million years ago.[1] [2]

It is the oldest known colobus monkey and is one of only two extinct species of true colobus monkey described so far, the other species being Colobus freedmani.[3] C. flandrini was larger than its living relatives, estimated at 21kg (46lb) in weight.

Fossils of C. flandrini were originally assigned to Macaca by Arambourg before being assigned their current placement by Delson (1973).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cowlishaw . Guy . Primate Conservation Biology . 2000 . University of Chicago Press . 9780226116365 . 26-27.
  2. Book: Birx . H. James . 21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook - Volume 1 . 2010 . SAGE Publications . 548.
  3. Book: Fleagle . John G. . Primate Adaptation and Evolution . 2013 . Elsevier Science . 9781483288505 . 353.
  4. Book: Haile-Selassie . Yohannes . Ardipithecus Kadabba: Late Miocene Evidence from the Middle Awash, Ethiopia . 2009 . University of California Press . 9780520254404 . 156.

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