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Catopithecus
Taxonomy
Catopithecus was named by Simons (1989). Its type is Catopithecus browni.
It was assigned to Oligopithecinae by Simons (1989), Simons (1990); to Propliopithecidae by Simons et al. (1999), Gunnell and Miller (2001); to Oligopithecidae by Kay et al. (2004); and to Propliopithecoidea by Zalmout et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Oligopithecinae by Simons (1989), Simons (1990); to Propliopithecidae by Simons et al. (1999), Gunnell and Miller (2001); to Oligopithecidae by Kay et al. (2004); and to Propliopithecoidea by Zalmout et al. (2010).
Species
C. browni (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1989 | Catopithecus Simons p. 9957 |
| 1990 | Catopithecus Simons |
| 1999 | Catopithecus Simons et al. |
| 2001 | Catopithecus Gunnell and Miller p. 178 |
| 2004 | Catopithecus Kay et al. p. 100 |
| 2010 | Catopithecus Zalmout et al. pp. Supp. 4 figs. Table 2 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||