Pliopithecidae

Pliopithecidae; Temporal range: Early Miocene–Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Dendropithecus macinnesi fossil
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Parvorder:	Catarrhini
Superfamily:	†Pliopithecoidea
Family:	†Pliopithecidae
Subfamilies
	Crouzeliinae; Pliopithecinae; Dionysopithecinae

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]

Palaeoecology

Pliopithecids had a clear habitat preference for warm and humid habitats.^[4]

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.
^ ^a ^b Harrison, Terry (2012). "Chapter 20 Catarrhine Origins". In Begun, David (ed.). A Companion To Paleoanthropology. Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-118-33237-5. Alt URL
^ Harrison, T; Gu, Y (1999). "Taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships of early Miocene catarrhines from Sihong, China". Journal of Human Evolution. 37 (2): 225. Bibcode:1999JHumE..37..225H. doi:10.1006/jhev.1999.0310.
^ Kaakinen, Anu; Abdul Aziz, Hayfaa; Passey, Benjamin H.; Zhang, Zhaoqun; Liu, Liping; Salminen, Johanna; Wang, Lihua; Krijgsman, Wout; Fortelius, Mikael (15 March 2015). "Age and stratigraphic context of Pliopithecus and associated fauna from Miocene sedimentary strata at Damiao, Inner Mongolia, China". Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 100: 78–90. doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2014.12.014. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.

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[EoDP-1] Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. pp. 290–291. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.

[Begun2012-2] Harrison, Terry (2012). "Chapter 20 Catarrhine Origins". In Begun, David (ed.). A Companion To Paleoanthropology. Wiley Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-118-33237-5. Alt URL

[HarrisonGu-3] Harrison, T; Gu, Y (1999). "Taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships of early Miocene catarrhines from Sihong, China". Journal of Human Evolution. 37 (2): 225. Bibcode:1999JHumE..37..225H. doi:10.1006/jhev.1999.0310.

[4] Kaakinen, Anu; Abdul Aziz, Hayfaa; Passey, Benjamin H.; Zhang, Zhaoqun; Liu, Liping; Salminen, Johanna; Wang, Lihua; Krijgsman, Wout; Fortelius, Mikael (15 March 2015). "Age and stratigraphic context of Pliopithecus and associated fauna from Miocene sedimentary strata at Damiao, Inner Mongolia, China". Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 100: 78–90. doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2014.12.014. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.

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