Theropithecus oswaldi

Theropithecus oswaldi; Temporal range: Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	Cercopithecidae
Genus:	Theropithecus
Species:	†T. oswaldi
Binomial name
	†Theropithecus oswaldi; (Andrews, 1916)
Synonyms
	Simopithecus oswaldi Andrews, 1916; Simopithecus jonathoni;

Theropithecus oswaldi is an extinct species of Theropithecus from the early to middle Pleistocene of Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa, Spain, Morocco and Algeria.^[1] It appears to have been a specialised grazer.^[2] The species went extinct in South Africa around 1.0 Ma.^[3] Having existed alongside hominins like Homo erectus, it is likely that conflict with early humans played a role in their extinction as a site has been found with many juveniles butchered.^[4] It is remarkable for its large size compared to other old world monkeys.

Description[]

Postcranial fossils found of this species are much greater in size than extant papionins, including the mandrill. ^[5]

References[]

^ "The Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 11 August 2013.
^ Van der Merwe, et al., 2003. The carbon isotope ecology and diet of Australopithecus africanus at Sterkfontein, South Africa. Journal of Human Evolution 44: 581-597.
^ Faith, J.T., 2014. Late Pleistocene and Holocene mammal extinctions on continental Africa. Earth-Science Reviews 128: 105-121
^ Shipman, Pat; Bosler, Wendy (June 1981). "Butchering of Giant Geladas at an Acheulian Site". Current Anthropology. 22: 257–288 – via JSTOR.
^ Geraads, Denis; de Bonis, Louis (6 Feb 2020). "First record of Theropithecus (Cercopithecidae) from the Republic of Djibouti". Journal of Human Evolution. 138.

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[1] "The Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 11 August 2013.

[2] Van der Merwe, et al., 2003. The carbon isotope ecology and diet of Australopithecus africanus at Sterkfontein, South Africa. Journal of Human Evolution 44: 581-597.

[3] Faith, J.T., 2014. Late Pleistocene and Holocene mammal extinctions on continental Africa. Earth-Science Reviews 128: 105-121

[4] Shipman, Pat; Bosler, Wendy (June 1981). "Butchering of Giant Geladas at an Acheulian Site". Current Anthropology. 22: 257–288 – via JSTOR.

[5] Geraads, Denis; de Bonis, Louis (6 Feb 2020). "First record of Theropithecus (Cercopithecidae) from the Republic of Djibouti". Journal of Human Evolution. 138.

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