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Taxonomy
Rukwapithecus was named by Stevens et al. (2013). Its type is Rukwapithecus fleaglei.
It was assigned to Hominoidea by Stevens et al. (2013).
It was assigned to Hominoidea by Stevens et al. (2013).
Species
R. fleaglei (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2013 | Rukwapithecus Stevens 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.
G. †Rukwapithecus Stevens et al. 2013
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†Rukwapithecus fleaglei Stevens et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002 |
Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 28.40000 to 23.03000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Oligocene | Tanzania (Mbeya) | R. fleaglei (179687) |