Pongo_weidenreichi

<i>Pongo weidenreichi</i>

Pongo weidenreichi

Species of ape

The Chinese orangutan (Pongo weidenreichi) is an extinct species of orangutan from the Pleistocene of South China. It is known from fossil teeth found in the Sanhe Cave,[1][2] and Baikong, Juyuan and Queque Caves in Chongzuo, Guangxi.[3] Its dental dimensions are 20% bigger than those of living orangutans.[4] The youngest remains of the species date to between 57,000-66,000 years ago in Yincun Cave, Guangxi.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    Wang, Cui-Bin; Zhao, Ling-Xia; Jin, Chang-Zhu; Wang, Yuan; Qin, Da-Gong; Pan, Wen-Shi (December 2014). "New discovery of Early Pleistocene orangutan fossils from Sanhe Cave in Chongzuo, Guangxi, southern China". Quaternary International. 354: 68–74. Bibcode:2014QuInt.354...68W. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2014.06.020.
  2. [2]
    Harrison, Terry; Zhang, Yingqi; Yang, Liyun; Yuan, Zengjian (December 2021). "Evolutionary trend in dental size in fossil orangutans from the Pleistocene of Chongzuo, Guangxi, southern China". Journal of Human Evolution. 161: 103090. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2021.103090. PMID 34781087. S2CID 244106641.
  3. [3]
    Harrison, Terry; Jin, Changzhu; Zhang, Yingqi; Wang, Yuan; Zhu, Min (December 2014). "Fossil Pongo from the Early Pleistocene Gigantopithecus fauna of Chongzuo, Guangxi, southern China". Quaternary International. 354: 59–67. Bibcode:2014QuInt.354...59H. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2014.01.013.
  4. [4]
    Lehman, Shawn M.; Fleagle, John G. (24 May 2006). Primate Biogeography: Progress and Prospects. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-387-29871-9. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    Liao, Wei; Harrison, Terry; Yao, Yanyan; Liang, Hua; Tian, Chun; Feng, Yuexing; Li, Sheng; Bae, Christopher J.; Wang, Wei (September 2022). "Evidence for the latest fossil Pongo in southern China". Journal of Human Evolution. 170: 103233. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2022.103233. PMID 36030625. S2CID 251879262.
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