- Killikaike blakei
Taxobox
name = "Killikaike blakei"
fossil_range = EarlyMiocene
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Primate s
familia =Cebidae
subfamilia =Cebinae
genus = "Killikaike"
species = "K. blakei"
binomial = "Killikaike blakei""Killikaike blakei" is an extinct species of
New World monkey that lived inArgentina during the Early Miocene. [cite journal | last = Tejedor | first = Marcelo F. | coauthors = Adán A. Tauber, Alfred L. Rosenberger, Carl C. Swisher III, and María E. Palacios | date =2006-03-27 | title = New primate genus from the Miocene of Argentina | journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Science | doi = 10.1073/pnas.0506126103]"Killikaike blakei" was collected in southern-most Argentina in January, 2005 and the type specimen consists of a remarkably well preserved face. Unfortunately the neurocranium is not present. The specimen was named for the locality where it was found Killik Aike Norte, on the estate of the Blake family.fact|date=June 2007
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