Khoratpithecus

Khoratpithecus is an extinct genus of pongin primates that lived during the late Miocene (7–9 million years ago) in Myanmar and Thailand.

Khoratpithecus Temporal range: Late Miocene, ~9–7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Holotype mandible of Khoratpithecus ayeyarwadyensis from Myanmar
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	Hominidae
Subfamily:	Ponginae
Tribe:	Pongini
Genus:	†Khoratpithecus Chaimanee et al. 2004[1]
Type species
†Khoratpithecus piriyai Chaimanee et al. 2004
Species
K. piriyai[1] K. ayeyarwadyensis[2] K. chiangmuanensis[3]

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

Palaeobiology

Stable isotopic analysis consisting of paired δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O measurements shows that K. ayeyarwadyensis inhabited the treetops of highly forested habitats and fed exclusively on C₃ vegetation.^[4]

See also

• Lufengpithecus
• Griphopithecus
• Sivapithecus