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Aegyptopithecus zeuxis

Osteichthyes - Primates - Propliopithecidae

Taxonomy
Aegyptopithecus zeuxis was named by Simons (1965). Its type specimen is CGM 26901, a mandible (left mandibular ramus with P4-M2; partial alveoli of C, P3 and M3 and symphysis), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Quarry I (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Aegyptopithecus zeuxis Simons p. 135
1978Aegyptopithecus zeuxis Gingerich p. 90
2007Aegyptopithecus zeuxis Simons et al. p. 8732

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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
familyPropliopithecidaeStraus 1961
genusAegyptopithecus
specieszeuxis

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.

†Aegyptopithecus zeuxis Simons 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-05-02 19:15:34
Modified: 2011-05-02 04:15:34
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Fleagle et al. 1975, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) Aegyptopithecus zeuxis (type locality: 12954 12960)