Chilecebus
Chilecebus is an extinct genus of New World monkeys that lived in what is now Chile (Abanico Formation) during the Early Miocene some 20 million years ago. The type species is C. carrascoensis.[1] It had a body mass of about 1.3 pounds (590 g).
| Chilecebus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cebidae |
| Genus: | †Chilecebus |
| Species: | †C. carrascoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Chilecebus carrascoensis Flynn, Wyss, Charrier and Swisher, 1995 | |
References
- Chilecebus at Fossilworks.org
Further reading
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