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Dolichocebus
Temporal range: Early Miocene (Colhuehuapian)
~21.0–17.5Ma
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Skull AMNH
Scientific classification
Genus:
Dolichocebus
Species:
gaimanensis

Dolichocebus is an extinct New World monkey genus that lived in Argentine Patagonia (Sarmiento Formation) from about 21 to 17.5 million years ago during the Early Miocene (Colhuehuapian in the SALMA classification). The type species is D. gaimanensis.

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