PaleoDB taxon number: 232550

Alternative combinations: Mandril sphinx, Simia sphinx

Synonyms: Papio mormon Alströmer 1766 (no. 232544), Simia maimon Linnaeus 1766 (no. 232551), Simia mormon Alströmer 1766 (no. 232543)

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Mandrillus according to G. M. Allen 1939

Sister taxon: Mandrillus leucophaeus

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 266.4, humerus length 222.0, radius length 234.2, scapula 110.4 x 91.4, tibia length 223.8, ulna length 256.2

Estimated body mass: 47.3 kg based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length