†Myanmarpithecus Takai et al. 2001 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Amphipithecidae
Full reference: M. Takai, N. Shigehara, A. K. Aung, S. T. Tun, A. N. Soe, T. Tsubamoto, and T. Thein. 2001. A new anthropoid from the latest middle Eocene of Pondaung, central Myanmar. Journal of Human Evolution 40(5):393-409
Parent taxon: Amphipithecinae according to K. C. Beard et al. 2009
See also Kay et al. 2004, Marivaux et al. 2005 and Takai et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Bugtipithecus, Ganlea, Krabia, Pondaungia, Siamopithecinae
Subtaxa: Myanmarpithecus yarshensis
Type: Myanmarpithecus yarshensis
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Myanmar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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