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Dinopithecus
Taxonomy
Dinopithecus was named by Broom (1936). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Cercopithecidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Papionina by Jablonski (2002).
It was assigned to Cercopithecidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Papionina by Jablonski (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1936 | Dinopithecus Broom |
| 1997 | Dinopithecus McKenna and Bell |
| 2002 | Dinopithecus Jablonski |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zanclean - Pleistocene | Ethiopia | D. ingens (22197) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | South Africa | Papio ingens (21824) |