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Caenopithecinae

Mammalia - Primates

Taxonomy
Caenopithecina was named by Szalay and Delson (1979).

It was reranked as the subfamily Caenopithecinae by Godinot (1998) and Seiffert et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Adapidae by Godinot (1998); and to Adapiformes by Seiffert et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Caenopithecinae Godinot p. 240
2009Caenopithecinae Seiffert et al. p. 1118

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
suborderStrepsirrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
infraorderAdapiformesHoffstetter 1977
subfamilyCaenopithecinae(Szalay and Delson 1979)
subfamilyCaenopithecinae(Szalay and Delson 1979)

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.

Subfm. †Caenopithecinae Szalay and Delson 1979
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G. †Afradapis Seiffert et al. 2009
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Afradapis longicristatus Seiffert et al. 2009
G. †Aframonius Simons et al. 1995
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Aframonius dieides Simons et al. 1995
G. †Caenopithecus Rütimeyer 1862
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Caenopithecus lemuroides Rütimeyer 1862
G. †Darwinius Franzen et al. 2009
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Darwinius masillae Franzen et al. 2009
G. †Masradapis Seiffert et al. 2017
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Masradapis tahai Seiffert et al. 2017
G. †Namadapis Godinot et al. 2018
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Namadapis interdictus Godinot et al. 2018
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: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Rupelian or 47.80000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Darwinius masillae (22701)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Alsace Region) Caenopithecus lemuroides (31609)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Namadapis interdictus (149173)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Caenopithecus lemuroides (31723)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Caenopithecus lemuroides (31718 31719 182806)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt Afradapis longicristatus, Masradapis tahai (67706)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Aframonius diedies (60127)