†Sivapithecus indicus Pilgrim 1910 (ape)
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Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
Alternative combination: Dryopithecus indicus
Synonym: Sivapithecus orientalis Pilgrim 1927
Belongs to Sivapithecus according to P. Andrews and J. E. Cronin 1982
See also Kay 1982, Pilbeam et al. 1977, Pilgrim 1915 and Simons and Pilbeam 1971
Sister taxa: Palaeopithecus, Sivapithecus parvada, Sivapithecus punjabicus, Sivapithecus simsoni, Sivapithecus sivalensis, Ankarapithecus meteai
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of India (1 collection), Pakistan (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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