Khoratpithecus

 ( Pongini ) 

Khoratpithecus is an extinction genus of pongini primates that lived during the late Miocene (7–9 million years ago) in Myanmar and Thailand.

Three species belong to this genus:

• Khoratpithecus chiangmuanensis from Thailand (Chaimanee, Jolly, Benammi, Tafforeau, Duzer, Moussa & Jaeger, 2003) (formerly Lufengpithecus chiangmuanensis)
• Khoratpithecus piriyai from Thailand Chaimanee, Suteethorn, Jintasakul, Vidthayanon, Marandat & Jaeger, 2004
• Khoratpithecus ayeyarwadyensis from Myanmar Jaeger, Soe, Chavasseau, Coster, Emonet, Guy, Lebrun, Maung, Shwe, Tun, Oo, Rugbumrung, Bocherens, Benammi, Chaivanich, Tafforeau & Chaimanee, 2011

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Palaeobiology Stable isotopic analysis consisting of paired δ¹³C and δ¹⁸O measurements shows that K. ayeyarwadyensis inhabited the treetops of highly forested habitats and fed exclusively on C₃ vegetation.

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See also

• Lufengpithecus
• Griphopithecus
• Sivapithecus

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