Yuanmoupithecus
Yuanmoupithecus is an extinct genus of gibbons that lived 8.2 to 7.1 million years ago during the late Miocene.[1] It is currently the oldest gibbon known. It was discovered in Yuanmou, Yunnan Province, China.[1] The type species is Y. xiaoyuan.[1]
Yuanmoupithecus Temporal range: Late Miocene, | |
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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 | |
References
- Ji, Xueping; Harrison, Terry; Zhang, Yingqi; Wu, Yun; Zhang, Chunxia; Hu, Jinming; Wu, Dongdong; Hou, Yemao; Li, Song; Wang, Guofu; Wang, Zhenzhen (2022). "The earliest hylobatid from the Late Miocene of China". Journal of Human Evolution. 171: 103251. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103251. ISSN 0047-2484. PMID 36113226. S2CID 252243877.
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