Oligopithecus

Oligopithecus
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Parvorder: Catarrhini
Family: Oligopithecidae
Genus: Oligopithecus
Simons, 1962
Type species
Oligopithecus savagei
Simons, 1962
Species
  • Oligopithecus rogeri Gheerbrant et al. 1995
  • Oligopithecus savagei Simons, 1962

Oligopithecus is a fossil primate that lived in Africa during the Early Oligocene. It is represented by one species, Oligopithecus savagei, known from one jaw bone found in Egypt.