Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 231533

Synonyms: Colobus abyssinicus Oken 1816 (no. 236811), Lemur abyssinicus Oken 1816 (no. 236810)

Belongs to Colobus according to D. J. Whittaker et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Colobus angolensis, Colobus polykomos, Colobus satanas, Colobus vellerosus

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 188.2, fibula length 160.7, humerus length 146.7, radius length 140.2, scapula length 64.8, skull 108.1 x 80.0, tibia length 172.4, ulna length 155.4

Estimated body mass: 16.3 kg based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length