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Papio anubis Cuvier 1824 (olive baboon)

Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 232556

Alternative combinations: Cynocephalus anubis, Simia anubis

Belongs to Papio according to D. Zinner et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Papio (Inuus), Papio cynocephalus, Papio hamadryas, Papio izodi, Papio kindae, Papio papio, Papio porcarius, Papio quadratirostris, Papio robinsoni, Papio thoth, Papio ursinus

Subtaxa: Papio anubis doguera

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Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 237.0, fibula length 186.5, humerus length 209.0, radius length 215.0, scapula 113.2 x 81.8, tibia length 204.0, ulna length 236.0

Estimated body mass: 36.8 kg based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length