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Pierolapithecus catalaunicus

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Taxonomy
Pierolapithecus catalaunicus was named by Moyà-Solà et al. (2004). Its type specimen is IPS-21350, a partial skeleton (partial skeleton with partial skull but no mandibles), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Barranc de Can Vila, which is in a MN 7 + 8 terrestrial horizon in Spain. It is the type species of Pierolapithecus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Pierolapithecus catalaunicus Moyà-Solà et al. p. 1339

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
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
genusPierolapithecus
speciescatalaunicus

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Pierolapithecus catalaunicus Moyà-Solà et al. 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available