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Morotopithecus bishopi

Mammalia - Primates - Proconsulidae

Taxonomy
Morotopithecus bishopi was named by Gebo et al. (1997). Its type specimen is UMP 62-11, a partial skull (palatofacial specimen with all teeth), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Moroto II, which is in a MN 2 fluvial-lacustrine sandstone/siltstone in Uganda. It is the type species of Morotopithecus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Morotopithecus bishopi Gebo et al. p. 404

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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
RankNameAuthor
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
familyProconsulidaeLeakey 1963
genusMorotopithecus
speciesbishopi

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.

Morotopithecus bishopi Gebo et al. 1997
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: MN 2 or 22.40000 to 20.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 222.4 - 20.0Uganda Proconsul major (type locality: 21722)