Khoratpithecus piriyai

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Khoratpithecus piriyai
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Pongidae
Genus: Khoratpithecus
Species: K. piriyai
Binomial name
Khoratpithecus piriyai
Chaimanee, Suteethorn, Jintasakul, Vidthayanon, Marandat & Jaeger, 2004

Khoratpithecus piriyai is a prehistoric orangutan from the Late Miocene of Thailand.[1]

References

  1. Chaimanee; Yamee; Tian; Khaowisett; Marandat; Tafforeau; Nemoz; Jaeger (2006). "Khoratpithecus piriyai, a Late Miocene hominoid of Thailand". American Journal of Physical Anthropology 131 (3): 311–323. doi:10.1002/ajpa.20437. 


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