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Theropithecus lived in Africa at the end of the Pliocene and the early Pleistocene. It had two premolars in each mouth quadrant and bilophodont molars. Its teeth indicate an unusual diet that emphasized grasses. It had larger canines and a much larger body size than its living primate relatives. Its postcranial traits suggest it was a well-adapted terrestrial quadruped.

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Do you think this fossil has more in common with living colobines or living cercopithecines

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We can say that this fossil is more similar to the living Cercopithecinae.

We can arrive at this answer because:

  • The live Cercopithecinae were large primates that fed primarily on vegetables, including grasses and roots, although they also fed on fruits and flowers, they were terrestrial quadrupeds and had two premolars.
  • These characteristics can be seen in Theropithecus, showing that the two animals have genetic, structural, and adaptive similarities, which indicates some kind of genetic kinship.

The number of common characteristics between Theropithecus and the Cercopithecinae are many, which may explain the similarities between their fossils.

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