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Heliopithecus

Osteichthyes - Primates - Proconsulidae

Taxonomy
Heliopithecus was named by Andrews and Martin (1987). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Afropithecini by Andrews (1992); and to Proconsulidae by Zalmout et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Heliopithecus Andrews and Martin p. 642
1992Heliopithecus Andrews p. 642
2010Heliopithecus Zalmout et al. pp. Supp. 4 figs. Table 2

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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
superfamilyHominoideaGray 1825
familyProconsulidaeLeakey 1963
genusHeliopithecusAndrews and Martin 1987

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. †Heliopithecus Andrews and Martin 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available