Oligopithecus savagei has a
dental formula of 2.1.2.3 on the lower jaw. The canine is relatively small and the front
premolar is narrow. It also resembles the
callitrichines more than the
catarrhines. The lower third premolar is sectorial. Oligopithecus savagei has primitive molars as compared to other
haplorrhines. The lower molars have a
trigonid which is higher than the
talonid. The lower molars also have a long and obliquely directed
cristid obliqua and a small paraconid on the first molar. The lower molars of this species had sharply defined and high occlusal crests and cusps. Based upon the jaw bone, Oligopithecus savagei had a body mass of 1.5 kg (3.3 lb).
Range
Oligopithecus savagei was found in Africa and discovered in Egypt.
References
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abE. L. Simons. 1962. Two new primate species from the African Oligocene. Postilla 64:1-12
^E. Gheerbrant, H. Thomas, S. Sen and Z. Al-Sulaimani. 1995. Nouveau primate Oligopithecinae (Simiiformes) de l'Oligocène inférieur de Taqah, Sultanat d'Oman = New Oligopithecinae Primate (Simiiformes) from the early Oligocene of Taqah, Sultanate of Oman. Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences de Paris, Série 2 321:425-432