Lufengpithecus keiyuanensis

Lufengpithecus keiyuanensis
Temporal range: Miocene-Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Genus: Lufengpithecus
Species: L. keiyuanensis
Binomial name
Lufengpithecus keiyuanensis
(Woo, 1957)
Synonyms

Dryopithecus keiyuanensis Woo, 1957

Lufengpithecus keiyuanensis is a prehistoric species of orangutan from the Late Miocene to the Pliocene of China.[1]

References

  1. Qi; Dong; Zheng; Zhao; Gao; Yue; Zhang (2006). "Taxonomy, age and environment status of the Yuanmou hominoids". Chinese Science Bulletin 51 (6): 5–7. doi:10.1007/s11434-006-0704-5.


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