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Kenyapithecus wickeri

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Taxonomy
Kenyapithecus wickeri was named by Leakey (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Kenyapithecus wickeri Leakey
1992Kenyapithecus wickeri Andrews p. 642
1999Kenyapithecus wickeri Ward et al. p. 1383

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
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
superfamilyHominoideaGray 1825
familyHominidaeGray 1825
subfamilyDryopithecinae
tribeKenyapithecini
genusKenyapithecusLeakey 1961
specieswickeriLeakey 1961

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.

Kenyapithecus wickeri Leakey 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:23:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya Kenyapithecus wickeri (22070)