Khoratpithecus ayeyarwadyensis

Khoratpithecus ayeyarwadyensis
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Pongidae
Genus: Khoratpithecus
Species: K. ayeyarwadyensis
Binomial name
Khoratpithecus ayeyarwadyensis
Jaeger, Soe, Chavasseau, Coster, Emonet, Guy, Lebrun, Maung, Shwe, Tun, Oo, Rugbumrung, Bocherens, Benammi, Chaivanich, Tafforeau & Chaimanee, 2011

Khoratpithecus ayeyarwadyensis is a species of prehistoric orangutan from the Late Miocene of Myanmar.[1]

References

  1. Jaeger; Soe; Chavasseau; Coster; Emonet; Guy; Lebrun; Maung; Shwe; Tun; Oo; Rugbumrung; Bocherens; Benammi; Chaivanich; Tafforeau; Chaimanee (2011). "First Hominoid from the Late Miocene of the Irrawaddy Formation (Myanmar)". PLoS One.