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Dendropithecidae

Osteichthyes - Primates - Dendropithecidae

Taxonomy
Dendropithecidae was named by Harrison (2002).

It was assigned to Dendropithecoidea by Harrison (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Dendropithecidae Harrison
2012Dendropithecidae Harrison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
—Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderCatarrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
superfamilyDendropithecoidea
familyDendropithecidaeHarrison 2002
familyDendropithecidaeHarrison 2002

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.

Fm. †Dendropithecidae Harrison 2002
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G. †Dendropithecus Andrews and Simons 1977
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†Dendropithecus macinnesi Le Gros Clark and Leakey 1949
G. †Micropithecus Fleagle and Simons 1978
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†Micropithecus clarki Fleagle and Simons 1978
†Micropithecus leakeyorum Harrison 1989
G. †Simiolus Leakey and Leakey 1987
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†Simiolus enjiessi Leakey and Leakey 1987
†Simiolus minutus Rossie and Hill 2018
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.45000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Kenya Micropithecus clarki (70808)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Uganda Micropithecus clarki (236791)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Dendropithecus sp. (27858) Simiolus enjiessi (83629)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda Micropithecus clarki (28441)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya Micropithecus leakeyorum (22071 22082)