Mesopithecus

Mesopithecus; Temporal range: Late Miocene to Late Pliocene
Conservation status
	Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorrhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Parvorder:	Catarrhini
Superfamily:	Cercopithecoidea
Subfamily:	Cynopithecinae
Genus:	Mesopithecus
Species
	?M. monspessulanus;

Mesopithevus ('middle monkey') is an extinct genus of Old World monkey.

The 40 cm (1 ft 4 in) long creature looked like a macaque and was probably the ancestor of today's gray langurs. Mesopithecus was adapted to both walking and climbing, possessing a slender body with long, muscular limbs and flexible fingers.

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