👉 Cercopithecus is a genus of prehistoric apes that lived in Africa between 2.5 and 1.3 million years ago, during the late Miocene epoch. They were closely related to other apes but differed from them in some key traits such as their size, head shape, and diet. The specific characteristics of the cercopithecus have not yet been fully elucidated due to a lack of fossil remains, but they are thought to be similar to