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Taxonomy
Otavipithecus was named by Conroy et al. (1992). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Hominoidea by Conroy et al. (1992); and to Afropithecini by Andrews (1992).
It was assigned to Hominoidea by Conroy et al. (1992); and to Afropithecini by Andrews (1992).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1992 | Otavipithecus Andrews p. 642 |
1992 | Otavipithecus Conroy et al. |
1992 | Otavipithecus Conroy and et al. |
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Miocene | Namibia | O. namibiensis (201487) |