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Laccopithecus robustus

Osteichthyes - Primates - Pliopithecidae

Taxonomy
Laccopithecus robustus was named by Wu and Pan (1984). Its type specimen is PA 876, 880 (China), a maxilla (maxilla), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Entered
by S. Kuemmell (authorized by W. Clyde) on 2004-08-09; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Laccopithecus robustus Wu and Pan pp. 185-189, 193-194 figs. p. 187 fig. 1-2
1991Laccopithecus robustus Harrison et al. p. 350

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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
superfamilyPliopithecoideaZapfe 1961
familyPliopithecidaeZapfe 1961
subfamilyPliopithecinaeZapfe 1961
tribeCrouzeliini(Ginsburg and Mein 1980)
genusLaccopithecus
speciesrobustus

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.

Laccopithecus robustus Wu and Pan 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Turolian to the top of the Tortonian or 8.72500 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Laccopithecus robustus (11798)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09China (Yunnan) Laccopithecus robustus (44219 44220 44221 44222 44223 44224)