Khoratpithecus
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Khoratpithecus
is an extinct
genus
of primates that live during the late Miocene
(9-7 million years ago) in Southeast Asia.
There are three species belong to this genus:
Khoratpithecus
Khoratpithecus is an extinct genus of primates that live during the late Miocene in Southeast Asia.There are three species belong to this genus:...
is an extinct
Extinction
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genus
Genus
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of primates that live during the late Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
(9-7 million years ago) in Southeast Asia.
There are three species belong to this genus:
- Khoratpithecus chiangmuanensis (Chaimanee, Jolly, Benammi, Tafforeau, Duzer, Moussa & Jaeger, 2003) (formerly LufengpithecusLufengpithecusLufengpithecus is a genus of extinct ape generally placed in the Ponginae subfamily.It contains three species: Lufengpithecus lufengensis, Lufengpithecus hudienensis and Lufengpithecus keiyuanensis....
' chiangmuanensis ') - Khoratpithecus piriyai Chaimanee, Suteethorn, Jintasakul, Vidthayanon, Marandat & Jaeger, 2004
- Khoratpithecus ayeyarwadyensis Jaeger, Soe, Chavasseau, Coster, Emonet, Guy, Lebrun, Maung, Shwe, Tun, Oo, Rugbumrung, Bocherens, Benammi, Chaivanich, Tafforeau & Chaimanee, 2011