Propliopithecidae

Aegyptopithecus sp.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Propliopithecoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Grandordo: Euarchonta Mirordo: Primatomorpha Ordo: Primates Subordo: Haplorhini Infraordo: Simiiformes Parvordo: Catarrhini Superfamilia: †Propliopithecoidea

Familia: †Propliopithecidae
Genera: ?†Aegyptopithecus – ?†Oligopithecus – †Propliopithecus

Name

Propliopithecidae Straus, 1961

References

Primary references

• Genovés Tarazaga, S. & Straus, W.L., Jr. 1961. Primate Taxonomy and Oreopithecus. Science 133(3455): 760–761. DOI: 10.1126/science.133.3455.760.a JSTOR Reference page. 

Additional references

• Harrison, T. 2005. The zoogeographic and phylogenetic relationships of early catarrhine primates in Asia. Anthropological Science 113(1): 43–51. DOI: 10.1537/ase.04S006 Reference page. 

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