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Masripithecus
Taxonomy
Masripithecus was named by Al-Ashqar et al. (2026). Its type is Masripithecus moghraensis.
It was assigned to Hominoidea by Al-Ashqar et al. (2026).
It was assigned to Hominoidea by Al-Ashqar et al. (2026).
Species
M. moghraensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Masripithecus Al-Ashqar et al. p. 1383 |
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G. †Masripithecus Al-Ashqar et al. 2026
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†Masripithecus moghraensis Al-Ashqar et al. 2026
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| S. F. Al-Ashqar et al. 2026 | Differs from all other Early and Middle Miocene hominoids known
from mandibular remains in combining the following features: large canine and third lower premolar (P3) relative to posterior molar size, even for a male; molars M2 and M3 that are almost equal in length; relatively low- crowned and highly crenulate molars with low rounded cusps that lack sharp crests between adjacent cusps; metastylid (tu- berculum intermedium) cusps present on M2 and M3; lingual cingulum surrounding the M2 metaconid; relatively large and bulbous M2 hy- poconulid; elongate mounds of enamel that extend into the talonid from the entoconid and hypoconid on M3; absence of a distolingually open fovea on M3, with a large lingually placed cusp (here interpreted as the hypoconulid) that is not connected to the entoconid by an oblique crest; tall and robust mandibular corpus; and an incipient inferior mandibular torus. |