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Taxonomy
Propithecus was named by Bennett (1832). It is extant.
It was assigned to Primates by Gervais and Ameghino (1880); and to Indriidae by Schwarz (1931), Karanth et al. (2005) and Burney et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Primates by Gervais and Ameghino (1880); and to Indriidae by Schwarz (1931), Karanth et al. (2005) and Burney et al. (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1832 | Propithecus Bennett |
1833 | Macromerus Smith p. 49 |
1880 | Propithecus Gervais and Ameghino p. 5 |
1931 | Propithecus Schwarz p. 400 |
2005 | Propithecus Karanth et al. p. 5094 |
2008 | Propithecus Burney et al. p. 19 |
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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.
G. Propithecus Bennett 1832 [sifaka]
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Propithecus candidus Grandidier 1871
Propithecus coquereli Grandidier 1867
Propithecus coronatus Milne-Edwards 1871
Propithecus deckenii Grandidier 1867
Propithecus diadema Grandidier 1867
Propithecus edwardsi Grandidier 1871
Propithecus perrieri Lavauden 1931
Propithecus tattersalli Simons 1988
Propithecus verreauxi Grandidier 1867
Invalid names: Macromerus Smith 1833 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Holocene | Madagascar (Beanka) | Propithecus deckenii (205190 205193) | |
Holocene | Madagascar (Toliara) | Propithecus verreauxi (92732 92733) |