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Taxonomy
Otavipithecus namibiensis was named by Conroy et al. (1992). Its type specimen is BER I, 1'91, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1992 | Otavipithecus namibiensis Conroy et al. |
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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.
†Otavipithecus namibiensis Conroy et al. 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Miocene | Namibia | Otavipithecus namibiensis (201487) |