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Pondaungia cotteri

Mammalia - Primates - Amphipithecidae

Taxonomy
Pondaungia cotteri was named by Pilgrim (1927). Its type specimen is GSI D203, a mandible (partial mandibular rami of both sides of the lower jaw carrying chemically corroded second and third molars), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
  • Amphipithecus mogaungensis was named by Colbert (1937). Its type specimen is AMNH 32520, a mandible (left mandible with P3-M1), and it is not a trace fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Pondaungia cotteri by Jaeger et al. (2004).
  • Pondaungia savagei was named by Gunnell et al. (2002) [The holotype is the same specimen as UCMP 120377, originally described by Ba Maw et al. (1979) in Nature. NMMP 3, a left dentary from the type locality that is believed to represent the same individual as NMMP 1 is also cited as a holotype by Gunnell et al.]. Its type specimen is NMMP 1, a mandible (right dentary with m2-3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Pondaungia cotteri by Jaeger et al. (2004).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Pondaungia cotteri Pilgrim
1937Amphipithecus mogaungensis Colbert
1965Pondaungia cotteri Simons p. 138
1965Amphipithecus mogaungensis Simons p. 139
1970Amphipithecus mogaungensis Szalay p. 355
1979Pondaungia cotteri Maw et al. p. 66
1979Amphipithecus mogaungensis Maw et al. p. 67
2002Pondaungia savagei Gunnell et al. pp. 347-357 figs. 9-14
2002Pondaungia cotteri Shigehara et al. p. 146

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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
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
—Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
familyAmphipithecidae(Godinot 1994)
genusPondaungiaPilgrim 1927
speciescotteriPilgrim 1927

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.

†Pondaungia cotteri Pilgrim 1927
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Invalid names: Amphipithecus mogaungensis Colbert 1937 [synonym], Pondaungia savagei Gunnell et al. 2002 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Myanmar Amphipithecus mogaungensis (41287 41333) Pondaungia cotteri (41456)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Myanmar (Magway Division) Pondaungia cotteri (75077)