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Taxonomy
Oreopithecus was named by Gervais (1872). Its type is Oreopithecus bambolii.
It was assigned to Oreopithecidae by Simons (1960) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Hominidae by Andrews (1992), Harrison and Gu (1999) and Abbazzi et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Oreopithecidae by Simons (1960) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Hominidae by Andrews (1992), Harrison and Gu (1999) and Abbazzi et al. (2008).
Species
O. bambolii (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1872 | Oreopithecus Gervais |
| 1960 | Oreopithecus Simons p. 826 |
| 1992 | Oreopithecus Andrews p. 644 |
| 1997 | Oreopithecus McKenna and Bell |
| 1999 | Oreopithecus Harrison and Gu p. 266 |
| 2008 | Oreopithecus Abbazzi et al. p. 429 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available