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Praeanthropus

Description

Praeanthropus is a genus used by some researchers to include certain hominin species generally included in other genera by most researchers. Its validity is debated.The type species is Praeanthropus afarensis (synonym of Australopithecus afarensis).


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4827547https://www.gbif.org/species/4827547
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)83051https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=83051
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Praeanthropus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
orderPrimatesLinnaeus 1758
infraorderHaplorhini
-Anthropoidea
infraorderCatarrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
superfamilyHominoideaGray 1825
familyHominidaeGray 1825
subfamilyPreanthropinaeCela-Conde and Altaba 2002
genusPraeanthropusŞenyürek 1955
Scientific NamePraeanthropus Şenyürek, 1955
Name Published InŞenyürek, Muzaffer. 1955. A note on the teeth of Meganthropus africanus Weinert from Tanganyika Territory. Belleten 19(73): 1-54.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Praeanthropusgenusbelongs to Preanthropinaestated with evidenceCela-Conde and Ayala, 2003
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)6
First Recorded Appearance7.25 - 5.33 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance3.60 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentterrestrial (based on Mammalia)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietomnivore (based on Hominidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. J. Cela-Conde and F. J. Ayala. 2003. Genera of the human lineage. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100(13):7684-7689
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praeanthropus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Orrorin tugenensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Praeanthropus africanus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
397.25 Ma
Miocene
3.60 Ma
Pliocene
Praeanthropus anamensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Praeanthropus bahrelghazali
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Praeanthropus garhi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Praeanthropus Hennig, 1948GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Hominidae : Praeanthropus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1955Praeanthropus Senyurek
2001Orrorin Senut and et al.
2003Praeanthropus Cela-Conde and Ayala

References

Cela-Conde C. J., Ayala F. J. (2003) Genera of the human lineage, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100 13, 7684-7689
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1941 Australopithecus afarensis Johanson, 1978 (Mammalia, Primates): specific name conserved.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 56, 223-224 (1999) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology
Belleten 19(73) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Cela-Conde & Ayala, 2003 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/Benton, 2005 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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