Theropithecus oswaldi
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Theropithecus oswaldi is an extinct large-bodied baboon-like primate known from Pleistocene fossil sites across Africa.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct species
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fossil taxon ⓘ prehistoric primate ⓘ |
| bodySize | large-bodied ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Paranthropus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Homo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | Oswald’s baboon ⓘ |
| dentitionAdaptation | grazing and tough grasses ⓘ |
| diet | primarily grazing ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | open grassland grazer ⓘ |
| family | Cercopithecidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilRecord |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Theropithecus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalEpoch |
Early Pleistocene
ⓘ
Late Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
open woodland
ⓘ
savanna ⓘ |
| isExtinct | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
cranial fossils
ⓘ
dental fossils ⓘ fossil remains ⓘ postcranial fossils ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial quadruped ⓘ |
| morphologyComparedTo | baboons ⓘ |
| namedInContextOf | paleoprimatology ⓘ |
| order | Primates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment | Pleistocene African grasslands ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Theropithecus gelada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relevance | indicator of Pleistocene African environments ⓘ |
| socialStructureInferred | group-living ⓘ |
| subfamily | Cercopithecinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Pleistocene ⓘ |
| tribe | Papionini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOf | Old World monkey ⓘ |
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