Theropithecus
| Theropithecus | |
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| Male gelada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Subfamily: | Cercopithecinae |
| Tribe: | Papionini |
| Genus: | Theropithecus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1843 |
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Theropithecus is a genus of primates in the family Cercopithecidae. It contains a single living species, the gelada (Theropithecus gelada), native to the Ethiopian Highlands.
Additional species are known from fossils, including:
References[]
- ^ Turner, Alan; Antón,Mauricio (2004). Evolving Eden, An Illustrated Guide to the Evolution of the African Large-Mammal Fauna. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 55.
- ^ "The Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 11 August 2013.
Categories:
- Papionini
- Primate genera
- Mammal genera with one living species
- Taxa named by Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire