Lufengpithecus lufengensis
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| Lufengpithecus lufengensis Temporal range: Miocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Genus: | Lufengpithecus |
| Species: | L. lufengensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lufengpithecus lufengensis (Xu, Lu, Pan, Qi, Zhang & Zheng, 1978) | |
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Lufengpithecus lufengensis is a prehistoric species of orangutan from the Late Miocene of China.[1]
References
- ↑ Kelley; Xu (1991). "Extreme sexual dimorphism in a Miocene hominoid". Nature 352: 151–153. doi:10.1038/352151a0.
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