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Galeopithecidae
Taxonomy
Galeopithecidae was named by Gray (1821). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Beard (1993).
It was assigned to Pterophorae by Gray (1821); to Primates by Gray (1825) and Bonaparte (1850); to Insectivora by Cope (1889); to Dermoptera by Flower and Lydekker (1891); to Galeopithecoidea by Van Valen (1967); to Dermoptera by Schlosser (1877), Flower (1883), Gregory (1910), Carroll (1988) and Ducrocq et al. (1992); and to Colugodontiformes by Beard (1993).
It was assigned to Pterophorae by Gray (1821); to Primates by Gray (1825) and Bonaparte (1850); to Insectivora by Cope (1889); to Dermoptera by Flower and Lydekker (1891); to Galeopithecoidea by Van Valen (1967); to Dermoptera by Schlosser (1877), Flower (1883), Gregory (1910), Carroll (1988) and Ducrocq et al. (1992); and to Colugodontiformes by Beard (1993).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1821 | Galeopithecidae Gray |
1825 | Galeopithecidae Gray p. 338 |
1829 | Pleuropteridae Burnett |
1840 | Pterocebineae Lesson |
1850 | Galeopithecidae Bonaparte p. 1 |
1877 | Galeopithecidae Schlosser p. 89 |
1883 | Galeopithecidae Flower p. 186 |
1889 | Galeopithecidae Cope p. 876 |
1891 | Galeopithecidae Flower and Lydekker p. 92 |
1906 | Colugidae Miller |
1908 | Galeopteridae Thomas |
1910 | Galeopithecidae Gregory p. 465 |
1945 | Cynocephalidae Simpson |
1967 | Galeopithecidae Van Valen |
1988 | Galeopithecidae Carroll |
1991 | Cynocephalidae Nowak |
1992 | Galeopithecidae Ducrocq et al. p. 373 |
1993 | Galeopithecidae Beard |
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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.
Fm. Galeopithecidae Gray 1821
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Invalid names: Colugidae Miller 1906 [synonym], Cynocephalidae Simpson 1945 [synonym], Galeopithecina Bonaparte 1850 [empty], Galeopteridae Thomas 1908 [synonym], Pleuropteridae Burnett 1829 [synonym], Pterocebineae Lesson 1840 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma
Collections (7 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Langhian | Kenya | Galeopithecidae indet. (22077) | |
Zanclean | Ethiopia | Galeopithecidae indet. (22174) | |
Pliocene | South Africa | Galeopithecidae indet. (22660) | |
Gelasian | Ethiopia | Galeopithecidae indet. (21999 22040) | |
Calabrian | Tanzania | Galeopithecidae indet. (22464) | |
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Ethiopia | Galeopithecidae indet. (22156) |