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Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis

Osteichthyes - Primates - Pliopithecidae

Taxonomy
Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis was named by Gu and Lin (1983) [lectotype designated by Harrison et al. (1991)]. Its type specimen is IVPP PA 870, a tooth (left [lower] M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Songlinzhuang, Sihong, Jiangsu, which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine conglomerate in the Xiacaowan Formation of China.

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by J. Alroy on 2009-03-15; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
  • Dryopithecus sihongensis was named by Lei (1985). Its type specimen is P83.3, a tooth (left [lower] M3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis by Harrison and Gu (1999).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis Gu and Lin
1985Dryopithecus sihongensis Lei
1991Dryopithecus sihongensis Harrison et al. p. 347
1991Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis Harrison et al. p. 347
1999Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis Harrison and Gu p. 243

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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
superfamilyPliopithecoideaZapfe 1961
familyPliopithecidaeZapfe 1961
subfamilyDionysopithecinae
genusPlatodontopithecusGu and Lin 1983
speciesjianghuaiensisGu and Lin 1983

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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Invalid names: Dryopithecus sihongensis Lei 1985 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Jiangsu) Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis (type locality: 43400)