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Hispanopithecus (Hispanopithecus) laietanus

Osteichthyes - Primates - Hominidae

Taxonomy
Hispanopithecus (Hispanopithecus) laietanus was named by Comella and Crusafont-Pairó (1944). It is not extant.

Synonyms
  • Dryopithecus laietanus was named by Villalta and Crusafont-Pairó (1944). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Hispanopithecus (Hispanopithecus) laietanus by Alba (2012).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Hispanopithecus (Hispanopithecus) laietanus Comella and Crusafont-Pairó
1944Dryopithecus laietanus Villalta and Crusafont-Pairó
2012Hispanopithecus (Hispanopithecus) laietanus Alba et al.
2012Hispanopithecus (Hispanopithecus) laietanus Alba et al.

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
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
subfamilyPonginaeElliot 1913
tribeHispanopithecini
genusHispanopithecusVillalta and Crusafont-Pairó 1955
subgenusHispanopithecusVillalta and Crusafont-Pairó 1944
specieslaietanusComella and Crusafont-Pairó 1944

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.

†Hispanopithecus (Hispanopithecus) laietanus Comella and Crusafont-Pairó 1944
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Invalid names: Dryopithecus laietanus Villalta and Crusafont-Pairó 1944 [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: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Vallesian or 11.63000 to 8.72500 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Catalonia) Hispanopithecus laietanus (193498)