Khoratpithecus piriyai
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Hominidae
Subfamilia: Ponginae
Genus: †Khoratpithecus
Species: †Khoratpithecus piriyai
Name
[edit]Khoratpithecus piriyai Chaimanee, Suteethorn, Jintasakul, Vidthayanon, Marandat & Jaeger, 2004
Holotype: RIN 765
Type locality: Sand pit in Nakorn Ratchasima Province, Northeastern Thailand.
Etymology: piriyai: named after Mr. Piriya Vachajitpan, a Thai private collector of fossils.
References
[edit]- Chaimanee, Y., Suteethorn, W., Jintasakul, P., Vidthayanon, C., Marandat, B. & Jaeger, J.-J., 2004. A new orang-utan relative from the Late Miocene of Thailand. Nature 427: 439–441. DOI: 10.1038/nature02245