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Theropithecus darti

Mammalia - Primates - Cercopithecidae

Taxonomy
Theropithecus darti was named by Broom and Jepsen (1946). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Theropithecus darti Broom and Jepsen
1993Theropithecus darti Eck

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
subfamilyCercopithecinae
tribePapionini
subtribePapionina
genusTheropithecusGeoffroy 1843
speciesdartiBroom and Jepsen 1946

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.

†Theropithecus darti Broom and Jepsen 1946
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
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, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Ethiopia Theropithecus darti (21783 21785)