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	Paracolobus chemeroni skull  Skull of Paracolobus chemeroni (YPM cast; photo: Athena Review).
	Paracolobus is a Cercopithecoid (Old World Monkey) from Africa, dating from the Pliocene period (5-2 mya). It  is considered an ancestor of today`s Colobus monkey. The name para- stands for "near".  It is in the order of Primates, the suborder Haplorhini, the infraorder Simiiformes, and the family Cercopithecidae. This skull of Paracolobus chemeroni  was discovered by Richard Leakey and his co-workers at Lake Turkana, Kenya in 1969.    More recenty, Hlusko (2007) has reported a a new Late Miocene species of Paracolobus from Lemudong'o, Kenya dating from about 6 mya. Finds include at least three species of colobine. Based on paleoecological reconstruction and the postcranial morphology of the cercopithecids, colobines in this area of Africa were then occupying a relatively closed or forested habitat, and exhibiting a primarily arboreal habitus.                                                                     Reference: Hlusko, L.J. 2007.  A new Late Miocene species of Paracolobus and other cercopithecidae (Mammalia: Primates) fossil from Lemudong'o. Kenya. Kirtlandia, Cleveland Mus. Nat Hist. .
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