Anthropomorpha
1. Troglodyta Bontii, 2. Lucifer Aldrovandi, 3. Satyrus Tulpii, 4. Pygmaeus Edwardi
Anthropomorpha (original spelling: AntropomorphaPrimates.[3]
The order was established by
In the 1758 edition of the same book, Linnaeus discarded this name and began to use the word
Primates, which has replaced Anthropomorpha completely. A dissertation on the Anthropomorpha was published by Linnaeus' student Christian Emmanuel Hoppius in 1760.[6]
The name is no longer considered valid, as the animals that were included within Anthropomorpha are now believed to belong to multiple
Comte de Buffon [year needed] correctly rejected the combination of sloths and primates within the same order.[7]
References
- ^ C. E. Hoppius, "Anthropomorpha", Amoenitates Academicae vol. 6 (1763).
- ^ Linnaeus, C.: Systema Naturae 1748
- ^ Porter, N., ed. (1913). "Anthropomorpha". Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. G & C. Merriam.
- ^ Linnaeus, C. (1735). Systema naturae sive regna tria Naturae systematice proposita per classes, ordines, genera, & species. apud Theodorum Haak, Lugduni Batavorum. pp. s.p.
- ^ Sven Horstadius, Linnaeus, animals and man, Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 6 (December 1974), 269–275 (p. 273).
- ^ C. E. Hoppius (6 September 1760). "Anthropomorpha" (PDF). Amoenitates Academicae. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-13.
- ^ a b Conniff, R. (December 30, 2007). "Forgotten, Yes. But Happy Birthday Anyway". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-22.[unreliable source?]
- OCLC 62265494.