Theropithecus darti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cercopithecoidea

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: Cercopithecoidea

Familia: Cercopithecidae
Subfamilia: Cercopithecinae
Tribus: Papionini
Genus: Theropithecus
Species: †Theropithecus darti

Name

Theropithecus darti (Broom & Jensen, 1946)

Holotype: WITS M. 201, 1326/1

Type locality: Makapan, Transvaal, South Africa

Synonymy

• Papio darti Broom & Jensen, 1946 [Protonym]
• Gorgopithecus darti (Broom & Jensen, 1946) Kitching, 1953
• Theropithecus darti (Broom & Jensen, 1946)
• Theropithecus (Theropithecus) darti (Broom & Jensen, 1946)

References

Primary references

• Broom, R. & Jensen, J.S. 1946. A new fossil baboon from the caves at Potgietersrust. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 20: 337–340. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Freedman, L. 1957. The fossil Cercopithecoidea of South Africa. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 23(3): 121–262. hdl: 10520/AJA00411752_1055 Reference page.  [pp. 203–208]