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in common with extant catarrhines, but also features that are primitive and not found in later catarrhine families.

There are five species, which are close enough to be often viewed as all belonging to a single genus. They have a body mass of 4 - 8 kg, similar in size to modern howler monkeys.

Species

Propliopithecus ankelae
Propliopithecus chirobates
Propliopithecus haeckeli
Propliopithecus markgrafi Moeripithecus markgrafi
Propliopithecus zeuxis a.k.a. Aegyptopithecus zeuxis

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