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Zaltanpithecus

Mammalia - Primates - Victoriapithecidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Zaltanpithecus Benefit pp. 254 - 256
2009Zaltanpithecus Miller et al. p. 203

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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
superfamilyCercopithecoidea
familyVictoriapithecidaevon Koenigswald 1969
genusZaltanpithecus

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. †Zaltanpithecus Benefit 2008
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. R. Benefit 2008Moderately large victoriapithecid with low occlusal cusp relief, a high degree of buccal crown flare, and close proximity of molar cusp tips. It is distinguished from Prohylobates and Victoriapithecus by the presence of bifurcate mesial and distal M2 roots, bifurcate mesial M3 roots, slightly wider than long and quadrate M2 shape, and a taller metaconid height relative to crown length. It is distinguished from Prohylobates tandyi by its large M3 that is only slightly bigger than M2 and large M3 hypoconulid, and from Victoriapithecus by its longer mesial shelves.
E. R. Miller et al. 2009Differs from other victoriapithecids in having a mandible and teeth of much larger size; m2 broader than long; m2 with two independent distal roots; m3 with a bifurcated mesial root.