Pliopithecidae

Pliopithecidae Temporal range: Early Miocene–Pliocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Subclass:	Theria
Order:	Primates
Superfamily:	Pliopithecoidea
Family:	†Pliopithecidae
subfamilies
Crouzeliinae Pliopithecinae Dionysopithecinae

The family Pliopithecidae is an extinct family of fossil catarrhines and members of the Pliopithecoidea superfamily. Their anatomy combined primitive features such as a small braincase, a long snout, and a tail. At the same time, they possessed more advanced features such as stereoscopic vision and ape-like teeth and jaws, clearly distinguishing them from monkeys.^[1]

References

1. Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. pp. 290–291. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Prehistoric World page 434.