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Amphipithecidae

Mammalia - Primates - Amphipithecidae

Taxonomy
Amphipithecinae was named by Godinot (1994). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Kay et al. (2004).

It was reranked as the family Amphipithecidae by Jaeger et al. (2004), Kay et al. (2004), Marivaux et al. (2005), Ducrocq et al. (2006).

It was assigned to Euprimates by Kay et al. (2004); and to Anthropoidea by Jaeger et al. (2004), Marivaux et al. (2005), Ducrocq et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Amphipithecidae Jaeger et al.
2004Amphipithecidae Kay et al. p. 100
2005Amphipithecidae Marivaux et al. p. 8436
2006Amphipithecidae Ducrocq et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
familyAmphipithecidae(Godinot 1994)
familyAmphipithecidae(Godinot 1994)

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.

Fm. †Amphipithecidae Godinot 1994
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G. †Bugtipithecus Marivaux et al. 2005
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Bugtipithecus inexpectans Marivaux et al. 2005
G. †Ganlea Beard et al. 2009
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Ganlea megacanina Beard et al. 2009
G. †Krabia Chaimanee et al. 2013
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Krabia minuta Chaimanee et al. 2013
G. †Myanmarpithecus Takai et al. 2001
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Myanmarpithecus yarshensis Takai et al. 2001
G. †Pondaungia Pilgrim 1927
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Pondaungia cotteri Pilgrim 1927
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Invalid names: Amphipithecus mogaungensis Colbert 1937 [synonym], Pondaungia savagei Gunnell et al. 2002 [synonym]
Pondaungia minuta Jaeger and Thein 1999
Invalid names: Amphipithecus Colbert 1937 [synonym]
Subfm. †Siamopithecinae Beard et al. 2009
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G. †Siamopithecus Chaimanee et al. 1997
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Siamopithecus eocaenus Chaimanee et al. 1997
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: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 41.03000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Myanmar (Magwe) Ganlea megacanina (90035)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Myanmar (Magway Division) Pondaungia cotteri (75077)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Myanmar Amphipithecus mogaungensis (41287) Amphipithecus mogaungensis, Myanmarpithecus yarshensis (41333) Amphipithecus moggaungensis, Pondaungia cotteri (41456) Myanmarpithecus yarshensis, Amphipithecus sp. (41331) Pondaungia sp. (41336 41393) Pondaungia sp., Pondaungia minuta (41283)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Thailand Siamopithecus eocaenus (88358) Siamopithecus eocaenus, Amphipithecidae indet. (49078) Siamopithecus eocaenus, Krabia minutua (13127)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Pakistan (Balochistan) Bugtipithecus inexpectans (78520)