Ponginae

From Palaeos

<==Ponginae
   |--Ankarapithecus
   |--Griphopithecus
   |--Sivapithecus
   |    |--S. indicus
   |    `--S. sivalensis
   |--Lufengpithecus
   |    |--L. keiyuanensis
   |    `--L. lufengensis Wu 1987
   |--Gigantopithecus
   |    |--G. bilaspurensis
   |    |--G. blacki
   |    `--G. giganteus
   `--+--Khoratpithecus Chaimanee, Suteethorn et al. 2004
      |    |--*K. pirayai Chaimanee, Suteethorn et al. 2004
      |    `--K. chiangmuanensis (Chaimanee, Jolly et al. 2003) [=Lufengpithecus chiangmuanensis]
      `--Pongo pygmaeus
           |--P. p. pygmaeus
           `--P. p. abelii

* Type species of generic name indicated

References

Burton, J. A., & V. G. Burton. 1987. Collins Guide to the Rare Mammals of the World. Collins: London.

Chaimanee, Y., D. Jolly, M. Benammi, P. Tafforeau, D. Duzer, I. Moussa & J.-J. Jaeger. 2003. A Middle Miocene hominoid from Thailand and orangutan origins. Nature 422: 61-65.

Chaimanee, Y., V. Suteethorn, P. Jintasakul, C. Vidthayanon, B. Murandat & J.-J. Jaeger. 2004. A new orang-utan relative from the Late Miocene of Thailand. Nature 427: 439-441.

Simons, E. L., P. Andrews & D. R. Pilbeam. 1978. Cenozoic apes. In Evolution of African Mammals (V. J. Maglio & H. B. S. Cooke, eds.) pp. 120-146. Harvard University Press: Cambridge (Massachusetts).

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