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


See also

*''Lufengpithecus'' *''Griphopithecus'' *''Sivapithecus''


References

Miocene primates of Asia Prehistoric apes Fossil taxa described in 2004 Miocene mammals of Asia Prehistoric primate genera Taxa named by Varavudh Suteethorn {{paleo-primate-stub