REP. MACEDONIA
1998
suborder: Haplorrhini
infraorder: Catarrhini
superfamily: Cercopithecoidea
family: Cercopithecidae
subfamily: Colobinae
Mesopithecus pentelici has a dental formula of 2:1:2:3 on both the upper and lower jaws (Fleagle, 1988). This species has relatively small incisors and cheek teeth (premolars and molars) with high crowns (Fleagle, 1988).
The mandible of this species is relatively deep (Fleagle, 1988). The face is short with large orbits and a broad interorbital distance and a narrow nasal opening (Fleagle, 1988). This species has an external, tubular ectotympanic bone (Martin, 1990).
The limbs are more robust and the digits relatively shorter as compared to extant colobines (Fleagle, 1988). The postcranial skeleton suggests that this was a terrestrial species (Martin, 1990). This species had an average body mass of around 8.0 kilograms (Fleagle, 1988).
