Sivapithecus simsoni Kay 1982 (ape)

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Full reference: R.F. Kay. 1982. Sivapithecus simonsi, a New Species of Miocene Hominoid, with Comments on the Phylogenetic Status of the Ramapithecinae. International Journal of Primatotology 3(2):113-173

Belongs to Sivapithecus according to R.F. Kay 1982

Sister taxa: Palaeopithecus, Sivapithecus indicus, Sivapithecus parvada, Sivapithecus punjabicus, Sivapithecus sivalensis, Ankarapithecus meteai

Type specimen: GSI D-298

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Sivapithecus simsoni in the database

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