Pliopithecoidea: Difference between revisions

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A [[femur]] discovered in [[Eppelsheim]] and given the genus name ''[[Paidopithex]]'' was for many years controversial, as its large size compared to Pliopithecoids led to suggestions that it was instead related to the [[Dryopithecini]]. A lack of femurs for Dryopithecini meant that the suggestion was not ruled out for many years, but in 2002 work by Köhler et al comparing it to a recently discovered ''[[Dryopithecus laietanus]]'' skeleton showed that it was very different from the Dryopithecini. However, Köhler felt unable to definitely place Paidopithex in the Pliopithecoid superfamily, stating it was either an unusually large Pliopithecoid (estimated bodyweight 22&nbsp;kg) or could be the sole known species of a separate superfamily.<ref name="Kohler">{{cite journal |title=Taxonomic affinities of the Eppelsheim femur |last1=Köhler |first1=M |last2=Alba |first2=DM|last3=Solà |first3=SM|last4=MacLatchy |first4=L|date=December 2002 |journal=American Journal of Physical Anthropology |pmid=12448015 |doi=10.1002/ajpa.10140 |volume=119 |issue=4 |pages=297–304}}</ref>

A worn tooth found near [[Haritalyangar]] in India and dated from around 9 to 8 million years ago has been suggested as possibly a Pliopithecoid species, [[Krishnapithecus krishnai]], but the wear has made this difficult to determine.<ref name="Begun2012">{{cite book |title=The International Encyclopedia of Biological Anthropology |volume=1 |editor-first=Wenda |editor-last=Trevathan |last=Harrison|first=Terry|publisher=John Wiley & Sons |doi=10.1002/9781118584538.ieba0087 |year=2018 |pages=306-311306–311 |chapter=Catarrhine Origins |chapter-url=https://www.academia.edu/38186334/2018_Harrison_Catarrhine_Origins}}</ref> However, two recently discovered molars in the same area appear to support this, with placement within the superfamily uncertain (but clearly not Crouzeliinae).<ref name="Sankhyan">{{cite journal |title=A highly derived pliopithecoid from the Late Miocene of Haritalyangar, India |last1=Sankhyan |first1=Anek |last2=Kelley |first2=Jay|last3=Harrison |first3=Terry|date=April 2017 |journal=Journal of Human Evolution |doi=10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.01.010 |pmid=28366196 |volume=105 |pages=1–12}}</ref>

== Physical characteristics ==

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== Classification ==

The following classification scheme represents multiple sources.{{cncitation needed|date=May 2021}}

*Order [[Primate]]s (Linnaeus, 1758)