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Aegyptopithecus zeuxis
Taxonomy
Aegyptopithecus zeuxis was named by Simons (1965). Its type specimen is CGM 26901, a mandible (left mandibular ramus with P4-M2; partial alveoli of C, P3 and M3 and symphysis), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Quarry I (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1965 | Aegyptopithecus zeuxis Simons p. 135 |
1978 | Aegyptopithecus zeuxis Gingerich p. 90 |
2007 | Aegyptopithecus zeuxis Simons et al. p. 8732 |
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†Aegyptopithecus zeuxis Simons 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available