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Cercopithecoides kimeui

Osteichthyes - Primates - Cercopithecidae

Taxonomy
Cercopithecoides kimeui was named by Leakey (1982). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Cercopithecoides kimeui Leakey
2002Cercopithecoides kimeui Jablonski
2019Cercopithecoides kimeui Pallas 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
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
superfamilyCercopithecoidea
familyCercopithecidae
subfamilyColobinaeJerdon 1867
genusCercopithecoidesMollett 1947
specieskimeuiLeakey 1982

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.

Cercopithecoides kimeui Leakey 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:20:00
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Calabrian or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Kenya Cercopithecoides kimeui (21480 21530)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya Cercopithecoides kimeui (21398 21503)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Kenya Cercopithecoides kimeui (21370 21396 21476)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Cercopithecoides kimeui (21970 22041 22064)