Ouranopithecus macedoniensis is a prehistoric species of the genus Ouranopithecus from the Late Miocene of Greece, known from three localities in Northern Greece. The first specimen, bearing upper deciduous teeth, was described from the Ravin de la Pluie locality in the Axios Valley, with the other localities being Chalkidiki and Xirochori. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific NameOuranopithecus macedoniensis 3 Conservation Status Body Size Band Connections
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Source Wikidata: Ouranopithecus macedoniensis
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This species is known from three localities in Northern Greece.
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1. Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxa of Hominidae, species list
Paleobiology DatabaseRow for Ouranopithecus macedoniensis
"species","Ouranopithecus macedoniensis","97180","Graecopithecus","28181","extinct","1","terrestrial","actively mobile","ground dwelling","","omnivore
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3. Wikipedia: Ouranopithecus macedoniensis
4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Ouranopithecus macedoniensis
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"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
5. Ouranopithecus macedoniensis (Wikipedia)
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macedoniensis may have had a relatively large body size
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Ouranopithecus macedoniensis
Child Taxon Of: Catarrhini, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Hominidae (Wikipedia)
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In addition to the extant species and subspecies, archaeologists, paleontologists, and anthropologists have discovered and classified numerous extinct great ape species as below, based on the taxonomy shown.
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