Lufengpithecus hudienensis is an extinct Late Miocene ape from Yunnan, China, and one of the three species of the genus Lufengpithecus. Its fossils were excavated in the 1980s and 1990s from a number of localities in Yuanmou County and date to about 7.1 to 8.2 million years ago. The specimens include a large number of teeth, mandibular and maxillary fragments and the facial skeleton of a juvenile, and the cranium YV0999 also comes from Yuanmou. Its skull is quite distinct from that of L. lufengensis, which suggests there may have been a high degree of local endemism among apes in this region at the time, in a landscape of uplifted mountain ranges and basins. The genus had heavy molars and large canine teeth, probably weighed about 50 kilograms and probably ate both hard and soft fruits, and whether it lies closer to the orangutan line or to the African apes and humans is still debated.
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Source Lufengpithecus (Wikipedia)Taxonomy, Lufengpithecus hudienensisQuote, Taxonomy, Lufengpithecus hudienensis
from a number of localities in Yuanmou County, Yunnan, China
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1. Lufengpithecus (Wikipedia)
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is an extinct genus of ape, known from the Late Miocene of East Asia
Diet (genus)
Lufengpithecus probably had a diet that consisted of both hard and soft fruits.
Taxonomy, Lufengpithecus hudienensis
from a number of localities in Yuanmou County, Yunnan, China
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It is known from thousands of dental remains and a few skulls and probably weighed about 50 kg (110 lb).
In Group: Primate Species, Lead, kind of animal
is an extinct genus of ape, known from the Late Miocene of East Asia
In Biome: Wetlands, Paleoecology (genus)
Lake or wetland environments were also common
In Ecosystem: Forest, Paleoecology (genus)
it is postulated that Lufengpithecus lived in forests adjacent to open areas with grasses
View the Source2. Paleobiology Database: genus Lufengpithecus (Paleobiology Database)
Paleobiology DatabaseEcospace record of genus Lufengpithecus, taxon_environmentQuote, Ecospace record of genus Lufengpithecus, taxon_environment
"taxon_environment": "terrestrial"
Hominidae (Wikipedia)
Child Taxon Of: Hominidae, Taxonomy, fossil great apes listQuote, Child Taxon Of: Hominidae, Taxonomy, fossil great apes list
Lufengpithecus hudienensis
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