Theropithecus

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Theropithecus is a genus of primates in the family Cercopithecidae. It contains a single living species, the gelada (Theropithecus gelada), native to the Ethiopian Highlands.

Additional species are known from fossils, including:

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> The earliest remains probably belonging to the genus are from Kanapoi, Kenya, dating to the early Pliocene, around 4.1-4.2 million years ago.<ref name=":0" />

Although most remains are known from Africa,<ref name=":0" /> during the Early Pleistocene the genus had a broader distribution ranging from southern Europe, including Spain<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> and possibly Italy,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> to the Indian subcontinent.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

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