A new Late Eocene anthropoid primate from Thailand

Article Abstract:

Fossil primates discovered recently in Thailand's Late Eocene locality of Krabi present evidence of a new anthropoid that has a number of anthropoid characters not found in the Eocene genera Pondaungia cotteri and Amphipithecus mogaungensis of Burma. The discovery of the new species, which can be related to the Burmese genera, provides support for the proposition that an evolutionary center for anthropoids developed in southeast Asia.

Antiquities, Geology, Stratigraphic, Stratigraphy, Eocene Epoch, Primates, Fossil, Fossil primates

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A Middle Miocene hominoid from Thailand and orangutan origins

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Paleontologists have discovered a new hominoid from the Middle Miocene period in Thailand whose dental morphology closely resembles that of living African orangutans. The article concludes that this new species is the closest ancestor of the orangutan, and proves the existence of a floral and faunal dispersal corridor between Asia and Africa during the Middle Miocene.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Paleontology, Miocene Epoch, Origin, Orangutan, Orangutans

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A new orang-utan relative from the late Miocene of Thailand

Article Abstract:

The fossil record from equatorial forested habitats of extant hominoids, describes the lower jaw of a new hominoid from the late Miocene of Thailand as a closest known relative of orang-utans. It shares unique derived characters and supports a hypothesis of closer relationships with orang-utans than other Miocene hominoids.

Primates, Hominids

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