Insulacebus toussaintiana is an extinct New World monkey from Hispaniola and the type species of the monotypic genus Insulacebus. Its fossils come from Late Quaternary deposits on the Plain of Formon, in the Department du Sud of southwestern Haiti. Its body mass is estimated at between 4,159 and 5,443 grams, or about 9 to 12 pounds. Because its teeth are dentally primitive, it is thought to be derived from a fauna that was evolving on the mainland before the Miocene monkey bed of the Honda Group of central Colombia, and to stem from a colonization of the island from South America before the Middle Miocene.
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Scientific NameInsulacebus toussaintiana 1 Conservation Status Classification
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have been recovered from the Plain of Formon, Department du Sud, southwestern Haiti
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Insulacebus is an extinct monotypic genus of New World monkey found on the island of Hispaniola
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have been recovered from the Plain of Formon, Department du Sud, southwestern Haiti
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Fossils of the type species Insulacebus toussaintiana
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Insulacebus toussentiana
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