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Proteopithecus sylviae

Mammalia - Primates - Proteopithecidae

Taxonomy
Proteopithecus sylviae was named by Simons (1989). Its type specimen is CGM 41886, a maxilla (left maxillary framgent with M1-3 and associated P3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quarry L-41 (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian lacustrine mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt. It is the type species of Proteopithecus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Proteopithecus sylviae Simons p. 9957
1997Proteopithecus sylviae Simons p. 14970
1999Proteopithecus sylviae Simons et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
—Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
familyProteopithecidae
genusProteopithecus
speciessylviae

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.

†Proteopithecus sylviae Simons 1989
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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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) Proteopithecus sylviae (type locality: 60127)