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Atelinae

Osteichthyes - Primates - Atelidae

Taxonomy
Atelinae was named by Gray (1825). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cebidae by Hershkovitz (1974); and to Atelidae by Hartwig and Cartelle (1996), Meireles et al. (1999), Wilson and Reeder (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Atelinae Gray
1974Atelinae Hershkovitz
1996Atelinae Hartwig and Cartelle p. 307
1999Atelinae Meireles et al. p. 10
2005Atelinae Wilson and Reeder

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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)
infraorderPlatyrrhiniGeoffroy 1812
familyAtelidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAtelinaeGray 1825
subfamilyAtelinaeGray 1825

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.

Subfm. Atelinae Gray 1825
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Tr. Atelini Gray 1825
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Invalid names: Brachytelina Gray 1825 [empty]
G. †Caipora Cartelle and Hartwig 1996
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Caipora bambuiorum Cartelle and Hartwig 1996
G. †Protopithecus Lund 1838
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Protopithecus bonaeriensis Gervais and Ameghino 1880
G. †Solimoea Kay and Cozzuol 2006
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Solimoea acrensis Kay and Cozzuol 2006
G. †Stirtonia Hershkovitz 1970
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Stirtonia tatacoensis Hershkovitz 1970
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Invalid names: Homunculus tatacoensis Stirton 1951 [synonym], Kondous laventicus Setoguchi 1985 [synonym]
Stirtonia victoriae Kay et al. 1987
Invalid names: Kondous Setoguchi 1985 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 4.5 kgs
Minimum body mass: 4.5 kgs
Body mass estimate: 4.5 kg
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: s = species, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Kay and Cozzuol 2006, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Pleistocene or 11.63000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.0 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Homunculus tatacoensis (133688 133689) Kondous laventicus (140012) Kondous laventicus, Stirtonia victoriae (140634) Stirtonia tatacoensis (186281)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Stirtonia sp., Solimoea acrensis (55602)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Brazil (Acre) Solimoea acrensis (134808)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Bolivia (Pando) Stirtonia sp. (134868)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Minas Gerais) Protopithecus brasiliensis (87321)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Protopithecus brasiliensis, Caipora bambuiorum (71313)