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Cryptopithecus
Taxonomy
Cryptopithecus was named by Schlosser (1890). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Pantolestidae by Van Valen (1967) and Carroll (1988); and to Dyspterninae by Russell and Godinot (1988) and Dashzeveg and Russell (1992).
It was assigned to Pantolestidae by Van Valen (1967) and Carroll (1988); and to Dyspterninae by Russell and Godinot (1988) and Dashzeveg and Russell (1992).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1890 | Cryptopithecus Schlosser |
| 1967 | Cryptopithecus Van Valen |
| 1988 | Cryptopithecus Carroll |
| 1988 | Cryptopithecus Russell and Godinot |
| 1992 | Cryptopithecus Dashzeveg and Russell |
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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. †Cryptopithecus Schlosser 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.20000 to 28.40000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | C. sp. (9071 9074 41665) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Belgium | C. sideroolithicus (31748) |