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Proteopithecidae
Taxonomy
Proteopithecidae was named by Simons (1997). It is not extant. Its type is Proteopithecus.
It was assigned to Hominoidea by Simons (1997); to Anthropoidea by Simons et al. (1999); and to Anthropoidea by Seiffert et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Hominoidea by Simons (1997); to Anthropoidea by Simons et al. (1999); and to Anthropoidea by Seiffert et al. (2005).
Subtaxa
Proteopithecus (type genus), Serapia
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Proteopithecidae Simons p. 14970 |
| 1999 | Proteopithecidae Simons et al. |
| 2005 | Proteopithecidae Seiffert et al. p. 303 |
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Fm. †Proteopithecidae Simons 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available