Lufengpithecus hudienensis

Lufengpithecus hudienensis
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Genus: Lufengpithecus
Species: L. hudienensis
Binomial name
Lufengpithexus hudienensis
(Ho, Chuan & Kun, 1988)
Synonyms

Ramapithecus hudienensis Ho et al., 1988

Lufengpithecus hudienensis is a prehistoric species of orangutan from the Late Miocene of China.[1]

References

  1. Schwartz; Wu; Liang (2003). "Preliminary investigation of dental microstructure in the Yuanmou hominoid (Lufengpithecus hudienensis), Yunnan Province, China". Journal of Human Evolution. 44 (2): 189–202. doi:10.1016/S0047-2484(02)00197-5.


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