Parapithecus

Parapithecus is an extinct genus of primate that lived during the Late Eocene-Earliest Oligocene in what is now Egypt. Its members are considered to be basal anthropoids and the genus is closely related to Apidium. There are two known species. They lived about 40 to 33 million years ago.^[1]

Parapithecus Temporal range: Eocene-Oligocene, 40–33 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Mandible of P. grangeri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	†Parapithecidae
Genus:	†Parapithecus Schlosser, 1910
Species
P. fraasi Schlosser, 1910

Parapithecus had an unusual dentition, which contained no adult lower incisors.^[2] The upper dentition likely had four incisors.^[3] This means the adult dental formula can be expressed as: Incisors: 2/0; Canines: 1/1; Premolars: 3/3; Molars: 3/3.