Lufengpithecus lufengensis is an extinct ape from the Late Miocene of China, named after the Lufeng site and dated to around 6.2 million years ago. It belongs to Lufengpithecus, a genus of East Asia known from thousands of dental remains and a few skulls and estimated to have weighed about 50 kilograms. The genus contains three species, the others being Lufengpithecus hudienensis and Lufengpithecus keiyuanensis. Researchers place the genus either as the sister group to the orangutan subfamily Ponginae, or as the sister to the clade that contains both Ponginae and Homininae, so its exact relationships are unsettled.
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Late Miocene found in China
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Lufengpithecus lufengensis is from the Late Miocene found in China, named after the Lufeng site and dated around 6.2 Ma
Lead, location
Late Miocene found in China
Habitat and environment
it is postulated that Lufengpithecus lived in forests adjacent to open areas with grasses
Diet
Lufengpithecus probably had a diet that consisted of both hard and soft fruits.
Body size
probably weighed about 50 kg
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Lufengpithecus lufengensis is from the Late Miocene found in China, named after the Lufeng site and dated around 6.2 Ma
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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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