Biology:Yuanmoupithecus

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Short description: Extinct species of primate

Yuanmoupithecus
Temporal range: Late Miocene, 8.2–7.1 Ma
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Scientific classification edit
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

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]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ji, Xueping; Harrison, Terry; Zhang, Yingqi; Wu, Yun; Zhang, Chunxia; Hu, Jinming; Wu, Dongdong; Hou, Yemao et al. (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. 

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