Paradolichopithecus: Difference between revisions

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'''''Paradolichopithecus''''' is an extinct genus of monkey once found throughout [[Eurasia]]. The type species, ''P. arvernensis'', was a very large monkey, comparable in size to a [[mandrill]]. The genus was most closely related to [[macaque|macaques]], sharing a very similar cranial morphology.<ref>Nishimura, TD.;(2010). ''[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17261326 Nasal anatomy of Paradolichopithecus gansuensis (early Pleistocene, Longdan, China) with comments on phyletic relationships among the species of this genus]''</ref>

''Paradolichopithecus'' was a terrestrial monkey generally believed to have developed a large body size as a response to predator pressure. Despite its close relation to macaques, it also shared a number of postcranial features with baboons. Its ankle joints also show a remarkable similarity with that of the homonidhominid ''[[Australopithecus]]'', and it has led to the idea that ''Paradolichopithecus'' may frequently have moved in a bipedal stance.<ref>Van Der Greer, A. A. E.; (2002) ''[http://users.uoa.gr/~geeraae/publications/2002-agph-Paradolichopithecus.pdf The postcranial elements of Paradolichopithecus arvernensis (Primates, Cercopithecidae, Papionini) from Lesvos, Greece]''</ref>

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