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Rhinocolobus

Osteichthyes - Primates - Cercopithecidae

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

It was assigned to Colobini by Jablonski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Rhinocolobus Leakey
2002Rhinocolobus Jablonski

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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
tribeColobiniBlyth 1875
genusRhinocolobusLeakey 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.

G. †Rhinocolobus 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: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Gelasian or 3.60000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ethiopia R. turkanaensis (21754 21755)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Ethiopia R. turkanaensis (21608 21634 21640 21783 21785 22030 22031 22034)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya R. turkanaensis (21394 21398 21418 21457 21504)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ethiopia R. turkanaensis (21553 21555 21561 21605 21607 21614 21617 21618 21621 21625 21626 21632 21633 21642 21647 21657 21663 21668 21670 21671 21674 21675 21681 21682 21684 21741 21747 21964 21994 22009 22017 22022)