Khoratpithecus piriyai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hominoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Grandordo: Euarchonta Mirordo: Primatomorpha Ordo: Primates Subordo: Haplorhini Infraordo: Simiiformes Parvordo: Catarrhini Superfamilia: Hominoidea

Familia: Hominidae
Subfamilia: Ponginae
Genus: †Khoratpithecus
Species: †Khoratpithecus piriyai

Name

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

• 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