Saharopithecus
| Saharopithecus Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Genus: | †Saharopithecus |
| Species: | †S. salemi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Saharopithecus salemi Jaeger et al., 2026
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This article relies on a single source. (July 2026) |
Saharopithecus is an extinct genus of anthropoid primate that lived in Africa during the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch.
Distribution
Saharopithecus salemi is known from the Dur At-Talah fossil site of Libya, dating back to the Bartonian stage.[1]
References
- ^ Jaeger, Jean-Jacques; Chaimanee, Yaowalak; Benammi, Mouloud; Marivaux, Laurent; Chavasseau, Olivier; Beard, K. Christopher; Valentin, Xavier; Hlal, Osama; Bilal, Awad; Coster, Pauline; Brunet, Michel (June 2026). "New late middle Eocene anthropoids from Dur At-Talah, Libya: Implications for early primate dispersal into Afro-Arabia". Journal of Human Evolution. 215–216 103843. Bibcode:2026JHumE.21503843J. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103843. PMID 42102511.
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