Biology:Pliopithecidae
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Short description: Extinct family of primates
| Pliopithecidae | |
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| Dendropithecus macinnesi fossil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Parvorder: | Catarrhini |
| Superfamily: | †Pliopithecoidea |
| Family: | †Pliopithecidae |
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The family Pliopithecidae is an extinct family of fossil catarrhines and members of the Pliopithecoidea superfamily.
Their anatomy combined primitive features such as a small braincase, a long snout, and a tail. At the same time, they possessed more advanced features such as stereoscopic vision and ape-like teeth and jaws, clearly distinguishing them from monkeys.[1]
Begun and Harrison divide the Pliopithecidae into subfamilies Pliopithecinae and Crouzeliinae.[2] Dionysopithecinae are sometimes placed here as a subfamily,[3] but Begun & Harrison place them in their own family, the Dionysopithecidae.[2]
References
- ↑ Palmer, D., ed (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. pp. 290–291. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harrison, Terry (2012). "Chapter 20 Catarrhine Origins". A Companion To Paleoanthropology. Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-118-33237-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=oIoT1RcFeCwC&pg=PT276. Alt URL
- ↑ Harrison, T; Gu, Y (1999). Taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships of early Miocene catarrhines from Sihong, China. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=143129.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Prehistoric World page 434.
Wikidata ☰ Q596739 entry
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