Yuanmoupithecus
Yuanmoupithecus is an extinct genus of gibbons that lived 8.2 to 7.1 million years ago during the late Miocene. It is currently the oldest gibbon known. It was discovered in Yuanmou, Yunnan Province, China. The type species is Y. xiaoyuan.
| Yuanmoupithecus Temporal range: Late Miocene, | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Hylobatidae |
| Genus: | †Yuanmoupithecus Pan, 2006 |
| Species: | †Y. xiaoyuan |
| Binomial name | |
| †Yuanmoupithecus xiaoyuan Pan, 2006 | |
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