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Sivapithecus punjabicus

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Taxonomy
Dryopithecus punjabicus was named by Pilgrim (1910).

It was recombined as Ramapithecus punjabicus by Simons and Pilbeam (1971) and Pilbeam et al. (1977); it was synonymized subjectively with Sivapithecus sivalensis by Kay (1982); it was recombined as Sivapithecus punjabicus by Andrews and Cronin (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Dryopithecus punjabicus Pilgrim
1915Dryopithecus punjabicus Pilgrim p. 9
1971Ramapithecus punjabicus Simons and Pilbeam p. 23
1977Ramapithecus punjabicus Pilbeam et al. p. 692
1982Sivapithecus punjabicus Andrews and Cronin p. 544

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderCatarrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
superfamilyHominoideaGray 1825
familyHominidaeGray 1825
subfamilyPonginaeElliot 1913
tribeSivapithecini
genusSivapithecusPilgrim 1910
speciespunjabicus(Pilgrim 1910)

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.

Sivapithecus punjabicus Pilgrim 1910
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:23:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Nepal Sivapithecus punjabicus (48666)