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Nesopithecidae (disused)

Mammalia - Primates - Nesopithecidae

Taxonomy
Nesopithecidae was named by Major (1896).

It was assigned to Lemuroidea by Wortman (1903).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Nesopithecidae Major
1903Nesopithecidae Wortman p. 411

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderStrepsirrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
infraorderLemuriformesGregory 1915
superfamilyLemuroidea(Mivart 1864)
familyNesopithecidaeMajor 1896
familyNesopithecidaeMajor 1896

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. †Nesopithecidae Major 1896
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Diagnosis
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