Saharopithecus

Saharopithecus
Temporal range: Bartonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Genus: †Saharopithecus
Species:
†S. salemi
Binomial name
†Saharopithecus salemi
Jaeger et al., 2026

Saharopithecus is an extinct genus of anthropoid primate that lived in Africa during the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch.

Distribution

Saharopithecus salemi is known from the Dur At-Talah fossil site of Libya, dating back to the Bartonian stage.

References

  1. ↑ Jaeger, Jean-Jacques; Chaimanee, Yaowalak; Benammi, Mouloud; Marivaux, Laurent; Chavasseau, Olivier; Beard, K. Christopher; Valentin, Xavier; Hlal, Osama; Bilal, Awad; Coster, Pauline; Brunet, Michel (June 2026). "New late middle Eocene anthropoids from Dur At-Talah, Libya: Implications for early primate dispersal into Afro-Arabia". Journal of Human Evolution. 215–216 103843. Bibcode:2026JHumE.21503843J. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2026.103843. PMID 42102511.