Khoratpithecus piriyai

Khoratpithecus piriyai is an extinct pongin ape, a member of the group that includes the living orangutans, from the Late Miocene of Thailand. It was described by Chaimanee, Suteethorn, Jintasakul, Vidthayanon, Marandat and Jaeger in 2004 and is one of three species of the genus Khoratpithecus, which lived between about 9 and 7 million years ago in Myanmar and Thailand. For the genus as a whole, dental microwear and dental topography indicate a frugivorous diet that favoured soft fruits over seeds and hard fruits, so the same habit is likely for this species although the source states it for the genus only.