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Alophia
Taxonomy
Alophia was named by Rasmussen et al. (2019). Its type is Alophia metios.
It was assigned to Cercopithecoidea by Rasmussen et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Cercopithecoidea by Rasmussen et al. (2019).
Species
A. metios (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Alophia Rasmussen et al. |
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| D. T. Rasmussen et al. 2019 | "Differs from all crown cercopithecoids in lacking full development of bilophodonty. Differs from members of Victoriapithecidae in having an incipient partial protolophid present on M1 and M2 and in lacking any other development of lophids on lower molars; M1 and M2 with only moderate basal flare, cusps bunodont and located on the periphery of the crown. Further differs from Victoriapithecus and Noropithecus in having an M3 with a buccolingually narrow talonid, differs from Zaltanpithecus and Nsungwepithecus in being much smaller in size" |