''Procercocebus'' is a
genus of
prehistoric
Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of ...
baboons closely resembling the forest dwelling
mangabeys.
[Gilbert, C.C., 2007. Craniomandibular morphology supporting the diphyletic origin of mangabeys and a new genus of the ''Cercocebus''/''Mandrillus'' clade, ''Procercocebus''. J. Hum. Evol. 53, 69-102.]
References
External links
Mikko's Phylogeny ArchiveProctor, Darby. Taxon, Site and Temporal Differentiation Using Dental Microwear in the Southern African Papionins. M.A. Thesis. Georgia State University, 2007.
Pleistocene primates
Prehistoric monkeys
Papionini
Cenozoic mammals of Africa
Prehistoric primate genera
Fossil taxa described in 2007
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