Ankarapithecus

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Ankarapithecus is an extinct genus of Miocene ape from what is now Turkey, thought to be closely related to the orangutan lineage within the great apes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Miocene primate
extinct genus
fossil taxon
prehistoric ape
belongsTo great apes
class Mammalia
closelyRelatedTo orangutans NERFINISHED
continent Asia
diet frugivorous
environment forested habitats
family Hominidae NERFINISHED
fossilRange Late Miocene
foundIn Turkey NERFINISHED
geologicalEpoch Miocene NERFINISHED
infraorder Simiiformes NERFINISHED
kingdom Animalia
knownFrom fossil remains
livedIn what is now Turkey
locomotion arboreal
climbing
notableFor robust jaws
thick-enameled teeth
order Primates NERFINISHED
parvorder Catarrhini NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
relatedTo orangutan lineage
relevance evolution of great apes
origin of orangutans
status extinct
subfamily Ponginae NERFINISHED
suborder Haplorhini NERFINISHED
superfamily Hominoidea NERFINISHED
taxonRank genus
temporalRange Miocene

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Ponginae hasExtinctGenera Ankarapithecus