Sivapithecus parvada is one of the three species generally recognised in the extinct Miocene ape genus Sivapithecus. It was described in 1988, is significantly larger than the other species of its genus and is dated to about 10 million years ago. The genus takes its name from Shiva, was about 1.5 metres in body length, similar in size to a modern orangutan, and is known from the Sivalik Hills of the Indian subcontinent and from Kutch. It had large canine teeth and heavy molars and a face closer to that of an orangutan than to a chimpanzee, and any one of its species may have been the ancestor of the modern orangutans.
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Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Hominidae (Wikipedia)
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Source Crossref: A new large species of Sivapithecus from the Siwaliks of PakistanJournal of Human Evolution, 1988, DOI 10.1016/0047-2484(88)90073-5Quote, Journal of Human Evolution, 1988, DOI 10.1016/0047-2484(88)90073-5
A new large species of Sivapithecus from the Siwaliks of Pakistan
Sources
1. Sivapithecus (Wikipedia)
Lead, extinction
is a genus of extinct apes
Description, diet of the genus
suggesting a diet of relatively tough food, such as seeds and savannah grasses
Species
Sivapithecus parvada described in 1988, this species is significantly larger and dated to about 10 million years ago.
In Group: Primate Species, Lead, kind of animal
is a genus of extinct apes
View the Source2. Paleobiology Database: Paleobiology Database taxon record: Sivapithecus parvada
Paleobiology DatabaseEcospace, environmentQuote, Ecospace, environment
"jev": "terrestrial"
Hominidae (Wikipedia)
Child Taxon Of: Hominidae, Taxonomy, fossil great apes listQuote, Child Taxon Of: Hominidae, Taxonomy, fossil great apes list
Sivapithecus parvada
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