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Taxonomy
Simia pygmaeus was named by Linnaeus (1760). It is extant.
It was recombined as Pongo pygmaeus by Linnaeus (1760), Lacépède (1799), Groves (2001), Taylor (2006).
It was recombined as Pongo pygmaeus by Linnaeus (1760), Lacépède (1799), Groves (2001), Taylor (2006).
Subspecies
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1760 | Pongo pygmaeus Linnaeus |
| 1799 | Pongo pygmaeus Lacépède |
| 2001 | Pongo pygmaeus Groves |
| 2006 | Pongo pygmaeus Taylor p. 378 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Pongo pygmaeus Linnaeus 1760 [Bornean orangutan]
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†Pongo pygmaeus ciochoni Schwartz et al. 1995
†Pongo pygmaeus devosi Schwartz et al. 1995
†Pongo pygmaeus fromageti Schwartz et al. 1995
†Pongo pygmaeus kahlkei Schwartz et al. 1995
Pongo pygmaeus morio Owen 1837
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Taylor 2006, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pleistocene | Vietnam (Bac Thai) | Pongo pygmaeus (107998) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Vietnam | Pongo pygmaeus (108001) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Vietnam (Lang Son) | Pongo pygmaeus (92781) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Thailand (Chaiyaphum) | Pongo pygmaeus (237787) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Laos (Hua Pan) | Pongo pygmaeus (235746) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | China (Guangdong) | Pongo pygmaeus (13293) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | China (Guangxi) | Pongo pygmaeus (235737) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Vietnam (Thanh Hoa) | Pongo pygmaeus (107999 108000) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Indonesia | Pongo pygmaeus (93524) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Vietnam | Pongo pygmaeus (107996 107997) |