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Propliopithecidae
Taxonomy
Propliopithecidae was named by Straus (1961). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Hominoidea by Simons et al. (1987), Simons (1989); to Anthropoidea by Gunnell and Miller (2001); and to Catarrhini by Harrison and Gu (1999), Kay et al. (2004).
It was assigned to Hominoidea by Simons et al. (1987), Simons (1989); to Anthropoidea by Gunnell and Miller (2001); and to Catarrhini by Harrison and Gu (1999), Kay et al. (2004).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1961 | Propliopithecidae Straus |
| 1987 | Propliopithecidae Simons et al. p. 140 |
| 1989 | Propliopithecidae Simons p. 9956 |
| 1999 | Propliopithecidae Harrison and Gu p. 264 |
| 2001 | Propliopithecidae Gunnell and Miller p. 178 |
| 2004 | Propliopithecidae Kay et al. p. 100 |
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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.
Fm. †Propliopithecidae Straus 1961
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G. †Oligopithecus Simons 1962
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†Oligopithecus rogeri Gheerbrant et al. 1995
†Oligopithecus savagei Simons 1962
G. †Propliopithecus Schlosser 1911
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†Propliopithecus ankeli Simons et al. 1987
†Propliopithecus chirobates Simons 1965
†Propliopithecus haeckeli Schlosser 1911
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Invalid names: Moeripithecus markgrafi Schlosser 1910 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aeolopithecus Simons 1965 [synonym], Moeripithecus Schlosser 1910 [synonym]
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, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Oligocene | Oman (Dhofar) | Propliopithecidae indet., Moeripithecus markgrafi, Oligopithecus rogeri (162464) | |
| Rupelian | Egypt (Fayum) | Aegyptopithecus zeuxis (12960) Aegyptopithecus zeuxis, Aeolopithecus chirobates (12954) Oligopithecus savagei (12968) Propliopithecus ankeli (12950) | |
| Rupelian | Egypt | Propliopithecus haeckeli, Moeripithecus markgrafi (88348) Propliopithecus sp., Propliopithecus haeckeli (71943) |