Yuanmoupithecus
Extinct species of primate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yuanmoupithecus is an extinct genus of gibbons that lived 8.2 to 7.1 million years ago during the late Miocene.[1] As of 2022, it is the oldest gibbon known.[2][3] The fossils, mainly of teeth, were discovered from Yuanmou, Yunnan Province, China. The type species is Y. xiaoyuan, described by Yuerong Pan in 2006.[4]
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Yuanmoupithecus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Hylobatidae |
Genus: | †Yuanmoupithecus Pan, 2006 |
Species: | †Y. xiaoyuan |
Binomial name | |
†Yuanmoupithecus xiaoyuan Pan, 2006 | |
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