Papio cynocephalus Linnaeus 1766 (yellow baboon)
Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 231526
Alternative combination: Simia cynocephala
Belongs to Papio according to C. B. Ruff 2003
Sister taxa: Papio (Inuus), Papio anubis, Papio hamadryas, Papio izodi, Papio kindae, Papio papio, Papio porcarius, Papio quadratirostris, Papio robinsoni, Papio thoth, Papio ursinus
Subtaxa: Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus, Papio cynocephalus ibeanus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur length 231.4, fibula length 196.8, humerus length 199.6, radius length 221.1, scapula 124.8 x 83.4, tibia length 200.5, ulna length 213.3
Estimated body mass: 32.4 kg based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length