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Taxonomy
Plesiopithecus teras was named by Simons (1992). Its type specimen is CGM 42291, a mandible (right mandible with complete horizontal and articular process), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quarry L-41 (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian lacustrine mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt. It is the type species of Plesiopithecus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1992 | Plesiopithecus teras Simons p. 10744 |
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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.
†Plesiopithecus teras Simons 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||