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Dryopithecini

Osteichthyes - Primates - Hominidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Dryopithecini Andrews p. 642
2002Dryopithecini Begun

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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()
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
subfamilyHomininaeGray 1825
tribeDryopithecini
tribeDryopithecini

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.

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G. †Dryopithecus Lartet 1856
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Subg. †Dryopithecus (Rangwapithecus) Andrews 1974
Dryopithecus chinjiensis Pilgrim 1915
Dryopithecus fontani Lartet 1856
Dryopithecus mogharensis Fourtau 1918
Invalid names: Indopithecus von Koenigswald 1949 [synonym], Rangwapithecus (Ataxopithecus) Kretzoi 1984 [invalid subgroup], Rudapithecus Kretzoi 1969 [synonym]
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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Langhian or 16.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Dryopithecus keiyuanensis (42483)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya (Northern Frontier District) Dryopithecus nyanzae (122454)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Egypt Dryopithecus mogharensis (53970)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya (Nyanza) Dryopithecus sp. (21339)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Kenya Dryopithecus sp. (22071)