Colobus flandrini
Extinct species of monkey
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Colobus flandrini is an extinct species of colobus monkey that lived in Africa (Algeria) during the Miocene around 10 million years ago.[1][2]
| Colobus flandrini Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | Colobus |
| Species: | †C. flandrini |
| Binomial name | |
| †Colobus flandrini Delson, 1973 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macaca flandrini | |
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 21 kg (46 lb) in weight.[3]
Fossils of C. flandrini were originally assigned to Macaca by Arambourg before being assigned their current placement by Delson (1973).[4]