Dinopithecus
| Dinopithecus Temporal range: Pliocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Cercopithecidae |
| Genus: | †Dinopithecus Broom, 1936 |
| Species: | †D. ingens |
| Binomial name | |
| †Dinopithecus ingens | |
Dinopithecus was an extinct genus of giant baboon (as big as a grown man) that lived during the Pliocene of South Africa. Males grew to 5 feet tall (1.52 m), but females were limited in size to 4 feet (1.22 m) tall.[1]
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