Soromandrillus
Extinct genus of primates
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Soromandrillus ("Sister Mandrill") is an extinct genus of cercopithecoid monkey from southern Africa.[1] The only known species is S. quadratirostris, formerly recognised as a species of Dinopithecus.
| Soromandrillus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Subfamily: | Cercopithecinae |
| Tribe: | Papionini |
| Genus: | †Soromandrillus Gilbert, 2013 |
History
In 2013, Christopher Gilbert[1] named Soromandrillus as a separate genus.