IRMNG - Rangwapithecus Andrews, 1973 †

IRMNG taxon details

Rangwapithecus Andrews, 1973 †

IRMNG_ID

1302752 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1302752)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Proconsulidae †

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Miocene primates (Pongidae, Hylobatidae) of East Africa. Doctoral thesis, University of Cambridge.
page(s): 44 [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Rangwapithecus Andrews, 1973 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1302752 on 2024-05-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-04-13 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

[taxonomic tree]

Sources (5)
Notes (1)

original description Miocene primates (Pongidae, Hylobatidae) of East Africa. Doctoral thesis, University of Cambridge.
page(s): 44 [details]

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

current name source Kelley, 1986 [details]

extant flag source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. , available online at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

From other sources

Taxonomic remark Originally described as subgenus (of Dryopithecus), now treated as genus e.g. by Kelley, 1986. Authority also cited as Pilbeam et al., 1977 (presumably in error). [details]