Solimoea
Solimoea acrensis is a prehistoric ateline monkey from the Late Miocene Solimões Formation of Brazil.[1] It is the only known species of the genus Solimoea.
| Solimoea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Atelidae |
| Subfamily: | Atelinae |
| Genus: | †Solimoea Kay, 2006 |
| Species: | †S. acrensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Solimoea acrensis Kay, 2006 | |
References
- Kay RF & Cozzuol MA (2006). "New platyrrhine monkeys from the Solimões Formation (late Miocene, Acre State, Brazil)". Journal of Human Evolution. 50 (6): 673–686. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.01.002. PMID 16530809.
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