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
Belongs to Myanmarpithecus according to M. Takai et al. 2001
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NMMP-KU 0001a, a maxilla (right maxillary fragments preserving P4-M3). Its type locality is Yarshe, Pondaung Sandstone, which is in a Bartonian terrestrial sandstone/mudstone in the Pondaung Formation of Myanmar.
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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