Mesopithecus

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title: Mesopithecus
text: Mesopithecus is an extinct genus of Old World monkey belonging to the subfamily Colobinae that lived in Europe and Asia during the Late Miocene and Pliocene epochs, around 8.2-2.6 million years ago. Fossils span from Great Britain and the Iberian Peninsula in the west, eastwards to the Indian Subcontinent and China. Species of Mesopithecus had a body length of about 40 centimetres (16 in), possessing a slender body with long, muscular limbs and flexible fingers. Analysis of its anatomy suggests
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description: Extinct genus of monkeys
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopithecus
date created: 2006-06-27T19:26:41Z
date modified: 2024-09-15T13:46:23Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Mesopithecus_pentelici_skeleton.JPG","width":2443,"height":1174}
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