Lufengpithecus lufengensis

Lufengpithecus lufengensis
Temporal range: Miocene
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)
Synonyms
  • Ramapithecus lufengensis Xu et al., 1978

Lufengpithecus lufengensis is a prehistoric species of orangutan from the Late Miocene of China.[1]

References

  1. Kelley; Xu (1991). "Extreme sexual dimorphism in a Miocene hominoid". Nature 352: 151–153. doi:10.1038/352151a0.