Myanmarcolobus
| Myanmarcolobus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †M. yawensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Myanmarcolobus yawensis Takai et. al., 2015 | |
Myanmarcolobus is an extinct genus of colobine primate that inhabited Myanmar during the Neogene period. It is a monotypic genus containing the species M. yawensis.[1]
References
- ^ Takai, Masanaru; Thaung-Htike; Zin-Maung-Maung-Thein; Soe, Aung Naing; Maung, Maung; Tsubamoto, Takehisa; Egi, Naoko; Nishimura, Takeshi D.; Nishioka, Yuichiro (July 2015). "First discovery of colobine fossils from the Late Miocene/Early Pliocene in central Myanmar". Journal of Human Evolution. 84: 1–15. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2015.04.003. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.