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Chilecebus
Temporal range: Early Miocene (Colhuehuapian)
~21.0–17.5Ma
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Scientific classification
Genus:
Chilecebus
Species:
carrascoensis

Chilecebus is an extinct genus of New World monkeys that lived in what is now Chile (Abanico Formation) during the Early Miocene some 20 million years ago. The type species is C. carrascoensis. It had a body mass of about 1,000 g (35 oz).

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Chilecebus carrascoensis para niños

  • List of fossil primates of South America
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