Bunopithecus
Bunopithecus Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene
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†Bunopithecus sericus |
Bunopithecus is an extinct genus of primate represented by one species, Bunopithecus sericus, a gibbon or gibbon-like ape. Its remains were first discovered in Sichuan, China, in strata from the Middle Pleistocene.[1]
Although the two hoolock gibbon species were once included in the Bunopithecus genus, they have recently been removed and B. sericus remains as the only known species of this genus.[1]
References
- ^ a b Mootnick, A.; Groves, C. P. (2005). "A new generic name for the hoolock gibbon (Hylobatidae)" (PDF). International Journal of Primatology. 26 (26): 971–976. doi:10.1007/s10764-005-5332-4.