Bunopithecus
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Bunopithecus is an extinct genus of gibbons known primarily from fossil remains that were once thought to include the living hoolock gibbons.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bunopithecus sericus | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct genus
ⓘ
fossil taxon ⓘ prehistoric primate genus ⓘ species ⓘ |
| anatomicallySimilarTo | modern gibbons ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Hylobatidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | small-bodied ape ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | Bunopithecus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | extinct genus of gibbons ⓘ |
| diet | primarily frugivorous ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Hylobatidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilBasis |
cranial remains
ⓘ
dental remains ⓘ mandibular remains ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | Quaternary period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat | forest environments ⓘ |
| infraorder | Simiiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isA | gibbon genus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom | fossil remains ⓘ |
| locomotion |
arboreal
ⓘ
brachiation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Greek words for "mound" and "ape" ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Bunopithecus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parvorder | Catarrhini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Hoolock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField | paleoprimatology ⓘ |
| studiedIn | paleoanthropology ⓘ |
| suborder | Haplorhini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superfamily | Hominoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonomicReassessment | distinguished from genus Hoolock based on morphology ⓘ |
| taxonomicStatus | separate from living hoolock gibbons ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Pleistocene ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Bunopithecus sericus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOnceThoughtToInclude | living hoolock gibbons ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.