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Theropithecus (gelada)
Taxonomy
Theropithecus was named by Geoffroy (1843). It is extant.
It was assigned to Cercopithecidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Cercopithecinae by Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Papionina by Jablonski (2002), Xing et al. (2005) and Jablonski and Frost (2010).
It was assigned to Cercopithecidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Cercopithecinae by Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Papionina by Jablonski (2002), Xing et al. (2005) and Jablonski and Frost (2010).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1843 | Theropithecus Geoffroy |
1843 | Gelada Gray |
1916 | Simopithecus Andrews |
1997 | Theropithecus McKenna and Bell |
2002 | Theropithecus Jablonski |
2005 | Theropithecus Wilson and Reeder |
2005 | Theropithecus Xing et al. |
2010 | Theropithecus Jablonski and Frost |
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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. Theropithecus Geoffroy 1843 [gelada]
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Subg. †Theropithecus (Omopithecus) Delson 1993
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†Theropithecus (Omopithecus) baringensis Leakey 1969
†Theropithecus (Omopithecus) brumpti Arambourg 1947
†Theropithecus darti Broom and Jepsen 1946
†Theropithecus oswaldi Andrews 1916
Invalid names: Gelada Gray 1843 [synonym], Simopithecus Andrews 1916 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma
Collections (174 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Pliocene | Kenya | Theropithecus sp. (232486) | |
Early/Lower Pliocene | Kenya (Turkana District) | Theropithecus sp. (198275) | |
Zanclean | Ethiopia | Theropithecus oswaldi (22131) Theropithecus sp. (22174) Theropithecus sp., Theropithecus oswaldi (22133) | |
Zanclean | Kenya | Theropithecus brumpti (21428) | |
Pliocene | South Africa | Simopithecus darti (22355) | |
Pliocene | Ethiopia (Afar) | Theropithecus sp. (70907) | |
Pliocene | Kenya | Theropithecus brumpti (201489) | |
Zanclean - Piacenzian | Kenya | Theropithecus brumpti (22239) | |
Zanclean - Pliocene | Kenya | Theropithecus barlowi (22267) | |
Zanclean - Calabrian | Kenya | Theropithecus oswaldi (21369 21395 21399 21417 21473 21506) | |
Pliocene - Pleistocene | Malawi | Theropithecus sp. (22323) | |
Pliocene - Pleistocene | Congo-Kinshasa | Theropithecus sp. (22346) | |
Zanclean - Pleistocene | Ethiopia | Theropithecus oswaldi (22197) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | Morocco | Theropithecus atlanticus (32052) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene | South Africa | Simopithecus darti (22340) | |
Piacenzian | Kenya (Turkana District) | Theropithecus sp. (21334) | |
Piacenzian | Ethiopia (Afar) | Theropithecus sp. (224654) | |
Piacenzian | Kenya | Theropithecus brumpti (21519) | |
Piacenzian | Ethiopia | Theropithecus brumpti (21608 21640) Theropithecus darti (21783 21785) Theropithecus oswaldi (22347) | |
Piacenzian - Gelasian | Ethiopia (Afar) | Theropithecus sp. (224657) | |
Piacenzian - Gelasian | Kenya (Rift Valley) | Theropithecus brumpti (21344) | |
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | Kenya (Rift Valley) | Theropithecus oswaldi (21291 21352) Theropithecus sp. (21289) | |
Piacenzian - Calabrian | Kenya | Theropithecus oswaldi (21490) | |
Piacenzian - Pleistocene | Kenya | Simopithecus sp. (22238) | |
Gelasian | Ethiopia (Afar) | Theropithecus sp. (224655) | |
Gelasian | Kenya | Theropithecus oswaldi (21446 21451) Theropithecus sp. (32116) | |
Gelasian | Ethiopia | Theropithecus brumpti (21544 21545 21547 21555 21560 21564 21570 21571 21572 21573 21574 21587 21595 21602 21605 21606 21609 21611 21613 21627 21628 21630 21646 21649 21651 21652 21657 21659 21661 21662 21673 21738 21747 21752 21994 21995 21996 21997 21999 22000 22001 22006 22020 22022 22023 22026 22039 22040) Theropithecus oswaldi (21578 21583 21610 21619 21621 21645 21666 21672 21678 21988 22015) Theropithecus oswaldi, Theropithecus brumpti (21625 21632 21663 21668 21669 21670 21683 21742 21966 22007) | |
Gelasian | Kenya (Rift Valley) | Theropithecus brumpti (21280 21282 21283 21345 21354 21355) Theropithecus oswaldi (21305) | |
Gelasian | Tanzania | Simopithecus oswaldi, Theropithecus oswaldi (22596) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Italy (Foggia) | Theropithecus sp. (49308) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Spain (Murcia) | Theropithecus oswaldi (34911) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | South Africa | Theropithecus oswaldi (21824) | |
Gelasian - Calabrian | Kenya | Theropithecus oswaldi (21377 21416 21442 21453 21456 21466 21470 21499 21500 21522) | |
Gelasian - Calabrian | Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) | Theropithecus oswaldi (22491 22492 22493 22494 22498) | |
Pleistocene | Morocco | Theropithecus oswaldi (34329) | |
Pleistocene | South Africa | Theropithecus oswaldi (21825 21828) | |
Pleistocene | Kenya | Simopithecus sp. (22269) Theropithecus oswaldi (38039 38040) Theropithecus sp. (21836 21837 21838 21843 21846 21848 21850 22268 22270) | |
Pleistocene - Holocene | South Africa | Simopithecus oswaldi (21711) | |
Calabrian | Kenya (Rift Valley) | Theropithecus oswaldi (21294 21298 21343 21347 21348) | |
Calabrian | Kenya | Theropithecus oswaldi (21414 21524 21526 32060) Theropithecus sp. (32088) | |
Calabrian | Algeria | Theropithecus oswaldi (22584) | |
Calabrian | Tanzania | Theropithecus oswaldi (22614 22620 22627) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Djibouti | Theropithecus sp. (209750) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Morocco | Theropithecus oswaldi (34287 34330) | |
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Kenya | Theropithecus oswaldi (22272) | |
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Ethiopia | Theropithecus oswaldi (22134 22138 22156) Theropithecus sp. (22172) |