Zaltanpithecus simonsi
Taxonavigation
Familia: †Victoriapithecidae
Genus: †Zaltanpithecus
Species: †Zaltanpithecus simonsi
Name
Zaltanpithecus simonsi (Delson, 1979)
- Holotype: AMNH FM-17768, partial mandible with m2–3.
- Type locality and horizon: region of Gebel Zelten, north central Libya, probably Lower Marada Formation. Early Miocene (Orleanian).
Combinations
- Prohylobates simonsi Delson, 1979: 727 [original combination]
- Zaltanpithecus simonsi — Benefit, 2008: 256 [subsequent combination]
References
Primary references
- Delson, E. 1979. Prohylobates (Primates) from the early Miocene of Libya: a new species and its implications for cercopithecoid origins. Géobios 12: 725–733. DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6995(79)80099-6
- Benefit, B.R. 2008. The Biostratigraphy and Palaeontology of Fossil Cercopithecoids from Eastern Libya. pp. 247–266 in Salem, M.J., Oun, K.M. & Essed, A.S. (eds.). Geology of East Libya. Volume 3. Earth Science Society of Libya: Tripoli. Reference page.
Additional references
- Miller, E.R., Benefit, B.R., McCrossin, M.L., Plavcan, J.M., Leakey, M.G., El-Barkooky, A.N., Hamdan, M.A., Abdel Gawad, M.K., Hassan, S.M. & Simons, E.L. 2009. Systematics of early and middle Miocene Old World monkeys. Journal of Human Evolution 57(3): 195–211. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.06.006
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