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Khoratpithecus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Hominidae

Tribe
  
Pongini

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Mammalia

Subfamily
  
Ponginae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Primate

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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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