Gorgopithecus major
Taxonavigation
Familia: Cercopithecidae
Subfamilia: Cercopithecinae
Tribus: Papionini
Genus: †Gorgopithecus
Species: †Gorgopithecus major
Name
Gorgopithecus major (Broom, 1940)
Holotype: KA. 193
Type locality: Kromdraai, Transvaal, South Africa
Synonymy
- Gorgopithecus major (Broom, 1940) Broom & Robinson, 1949
- Parapapio major Broom, 1940 [Protonym]
- Simopithecus major (Broom, 1940) Hopwood & Hollyfield, 1954
References
Primary references
- Broom, R. 1940. The South African Pleistocene cercopithecid apes. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 20: 89–100. Reference page.
- Broom, R. & Robinson, J.T. 1949. A new type of Fossil Baboon, Gorgopithecus major. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 119(2): 379–386. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1949.tb00887.x
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. 221–225]
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