Question: aegyptopithecus is recognized as an early?
Answer: Aegyptopithecus ("Egyptian ape", from Greek Αίγυπτος "Egypt" and πίθηκος "ape") is an early fossil catarrhine that predates the divergence between hominoids (apes) and cercopithecids (Old World monkeys). ... Aegyptopithecus is believed to be a stem-catarrhine, a crucial link between Eocene and Miocene fossils.