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Extinct genus of primates

Chipetaia
Temporal range: 35 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg NMiddle Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Family: Omomyidae
Subfamily: Omomyinae
Tribe: Utahiini
Genus: Chipetaia
Rasmussen, 1996
Species: C. lamporea
Binomial name
Chipetaia lamporea
Rasmussen, 1996

Chipetaia is an extinct genus of primate in the family Omomyidae, containing the sole species Chipetaia lamporea, known from the middle Eocene of North America. Described in 1996 by D. Tab Rasmussen, the species is known from fossil teeth, femur fragments and hind foot bones Estimates of life weight based on the size of teeth and leg bones range from 500 to 700 g (1.1 to 1.5 lb) to as high as 1,000 g (2.2 lb). The genus name honors the Native American Ute diplomat Chipeta, while the specific name is Greek for "of the Shining Mountains," the Ute name for the Rocky Mountains.

References

  1. ^ Rasmussen, D. Tab (1996). "A new Middle Eocene omomyine primate from the Uinta Basin, Utah". Journal of Human Evolution. 31 (1): 75–87. Bibcode:1996JHumE..31...75R. doi:10.1006/jhev.1996.0051.
  2. ^ Dunn, Rachel H.; Sybalsky, Julia M.; Conroy, Glenn C.; Rasmussen, D. Tab (2006). "Hindlimb adaptations in Ourayia and Chipetaia, relatively large-bodied omomyine primates from the Middle Eocene of Utah". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 131 (3): 303–310. doi:10.1002/ajpa.20407. PMID 16617428.
  3. Fleagle, John G. (2013). Primate Adaptation and Evolution (3rd ed.). Academic Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-12-378633-3.
  4. Rasmussen, D. Tab; Conroy, Glenn C.; Friscia, Anthony R.; Townsend, K. Elizabeth; Kinkel, Mary D. (1999). "Mammals of the Middle Eocene Uinta Formation". In Gillette, David D. (ed.). Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah. Salt Lake City: Utah Geological Survey. pp. 407–408. ISBN 1-55791-634-9.
Haplorhini
Haplorhini
"Omomyidae"
Microchoerinae
"Anaptomorphinae"
"Omomyinae"
Tarkadectinae
Tarsiiformes
Tarsiidae
Simiiformes
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Teilhardina sp.
Simiiformes
Simiiformes
Afrotarsiidae?
Eosimiidae
Amphipithecidae
Parapithecoidea
Proteopithecidae
Parapithecidae
Platyrrhini
Aotidae
Pitheciidae
Atelidae
Cebidae
Callitrichidae
Catarrhini
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Eosimias sinensis
Catarrhini
Catarrhini
Oligopithecidae
Propliopithecidae
Pliopithecoidea
Pliopithecidae
Dionysopithecidae
Crouzeliidae
Cercopithecoidea
Victoriapithecidae
Colobinae
Cercopithecinae
Cercopithecini
Papionini
Hominoidea
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Aegyptopithecus zeuxis
Hominoidea
Hominoidea
Dendropithecidae
Hylobatidae
Hominidae
Ponginae
Homininae
Dryopithecini
Gorillini
Hominini
Hominina
Gigantopithecus blacki
Taxon identifiers
Chipetaia


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