†Mesopithecus Wagner 1839 (monkey)
Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae
Parent taxon: Colobinae according to E. Delson et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Colobus, Dolichopithecus, Nasalis, Presbytis, Procolobus, Pygathrix, Rhinopithecus, Semnopithecus, Simias, Trachypithecus
Subtaxa: Mesopithecus monspessulanus, Mesopithecus pentelicus
Ecology: arboreal frugivore-folivore