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Dionysopithecidae

Extinct family of primates From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Dionysopithecidae is an extinct family of fossil catarrhines and the earliest-known and most primitive members of the Pliopithecoidea superfamily, with fossils in Sihong, China dating to 18–17 million years ago for species Dionysopithecus shuangouensis and Platodontopithecus jianghuaiensis.[1]

Quick Facts Dionysopithecidae Temporal range: 18–17 Million years ago, Scientific classification ...

A single lower molar found in Ban San Klang in Thailand is similar to those found in Sihong but sufficiently different to be considered a different species, Dionysopithecus orientalis.[1]

They are sometimes treated as a subfamily of Pliopithecidae as 'Dionysopithecinae'.[2]

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