Khoratpithecus

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Kingdom Animalia Family Hominidae Tribe Pongini Rank Genus		Class Mammalia Subfamily Ponginae Phylum Chordata Order Primate

Similar Primate, Lufengpithecus, Ankarapithecus, Ouranopithecus, Ponginae

Khoratpithecus is an extinct genus of primates that lived during the late Miocene (9-7 million years ago) in Southeast Asia.

Three species belong to this genus:

Khoratpithecus chiangmuanensis from Thailand (Chaimanee, Jolly, Benammi, Tafforeau, Duzer, Moussa & Jaeger, 2003) (formerly Lufengpithecus chiangmuanensis ')

Khoratpithecus piriyai from Thailand Chaimanee, Suteethorn, Jintasakul, Vidthayanon, Marandat & Jaeger, 2004

Khoratpithecus ayeyarwadyensis from Myanmar Jaeger, Soe, Chavasseau, Coster, Emonet, Guy, Lebrun, Maung, Shwe, Tun, Oo, Rugbumrung, Bocherens, Benammi, Chaivanich, Tafforeau & Chaimanee, 2011

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Khoratpithecus Wikipedia

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