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Taxonomy
Ponginae was named by Elliot (1913). It is extant.
It was assigned to Pongidae by Pilbeam et al. (1977); and to Hominidae by Andrews (1992), Cameron (1997), Kelley (2002), Chaimanee et al. (2003), Chaimanee et al. (2004) and Jaeger et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Pongidae by Pilbeam et al. (1977); and to Hominidae by Andrews (1992), Cameron (1997), Kelley (2002), Chaimanee et al. (2003), Chaimanee et al. (2004) and Jaeger et al. (2011).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1913 | Ponginae Elliot |
| 1977 | Ponginae Pilbeam et al. p. 695 |
| 1992 | Ponginae Andrews p. 641 |
| 1997 | Ponginae Cameron |
| 2002 | Ponginae Kelley |
| 2003 | Ponginae Chaimanee et al. p. 62 |
| 2004 | Ponginae Chaimanee et al. p. 439 |
| 2011 | Ponginae Jaeger et al. p. 2 |
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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.
Subfm. Ponginae Elliot 1913
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Tr. †Hispanopithecini Cameron 1997
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G. †Hispanopithecus Villalta and Crusafont-Pairó 1955
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Subg. †Hispanopithecus (Hispanopithecus) Villalta and Crusafont-Pairó 1944
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†Hispanopithecus (Hispanopithecus) crusafonti Begun 1992
†Hispanopithecus (Hispanopithecus) hungaricus Kretzoi 1969
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Invalid names: Dryopithecus brancoi Schlosser 1901 [synonym]
†Hispanopithecus (Hispanopithecus) laietanus Comella and Crusafont-Pairó 1944
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Invalid names: Dryopithecus laietanus Villalta and Crusafont-Pairó 1944 [synonym]
G. †Khoratpithecus Chaimanee et al. 2004
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†Khoratpithecus ayeyarwadyensis Jaeger et al. 2011
†Khoratpithecus chiangmuanensis Chaimanee et al. 2003
†Khoratpithecus piriyai Chaimanee et al. 2004
Tr. Pongini
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G. Pongo Lacépède 1799 [orangutan]
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Pongo abelii Lesson 1827 [Sumatran orangutan]
†Pongo hooijeri Schwartz et al. 1995
Pongo pygmaeus Linnaeus 1760 [Bornean orangutan]
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†Pongo pygmaeus ciochoni Schwartz et al. 1995
†Pongo pygmaeus devosi Schwartz et al. 1995
†Pongo pygmaeus fromageti Schwartz et al. 1995
†Pongo pygmaeus kahlkei Schwartz et al. 1995
Pongo pygmaeus morio Owen 1837
Pongo tapanuliensis Nater et al. 2017
Tr. †Sivapithecini
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G. †Sivapithecus Pilgrim 1910
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†Sivapithecus parvada Kelley 1988
†Sivapithecus punjabicus Pilgrim 1910
†Sivapithecus simsoni Kay 1982
Invalid names: Ankarapithecus Ozansoy 1965 [synonym], Palaeopithecus Lydekker 1879 [nomen dubium], Ramapithecus Lewis 1934 [synonym], Sivapithecus sivalensis Lydekker 1879 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Ramapithecidae Simonetta 1957 [invalid subgroup], Ramapithecinae Simonetta 1957 [invalid subgroup], Sivapithecinae [invalid subgroup]
Invalid names: Lufengpithecini Kelley 2002 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available