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Pliopithecus antiquus

Osteichthyes - Primates - Pliopithecidae

Taxonomy
Pithecus antiquus was named by Blainville (1839). It is the type species of Pliopithecus.

It was recombined as Pliopithecus antiquus by Gervais (1849), Harrison et al. (1991).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. pivetaui, P. piveteui

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Pithecus antiquus Blainville
1849Pliopithecus antiquus Gervais
1954Pliopithecus piveteaui Hürzeler
1991Pliopithecus antiquus Harrison et al. p. 333

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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
tribePliopitheciniZapfe 1961
genusPliopithecusGervais 1849
speciesantiquus(Blainville 1839)

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.

†Pliopithecus antiquus Blainville 1839
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Invalid names: Pliopithecus piveteaui Hürzeler 1954 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Serravallian or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France Pliopithecus piveteaui (187580)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Pliopithecus piveteaui (90354)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Pliopithecus antiquus (44977)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany Pliopithecus antiquus (46955)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) Pliopithecus antiquus (42588 42596)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63France (Midi-Pyrenees) Pliopithecus antiquus (32191)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Pliopithecus piveteaui (142149)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.82 - 11.1Slovakia Pliopithecus antiquus (69712)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Thurgau) Pliopithecus antiquus (46277)