Pongo hooijeri
| Pongo hooijeri Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Genus: | Pongo |
| Species: | P. hooijeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Pongo hooijeri Schwartz, Long, Cuong, Kha & Tattersall, 1995 | |
Pongo hooijeri is an extinct species of orangutan from the Pleistocene of Vietnam.[1] It was named in honor of paleontologist Dirk Albert Hooijer.[2]
References
- ↑ Grehan; Schwartz (2009). "Evolution of the second orangutan: phylogeny and biogeography of hominid origins". Journal of Biogeography. 36 (10): 1823–1844. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02141.x.
- ↑ "A Review of the Pleistocene Hominoid Fauna of the Socialistic Republic of Vietnam (Excluding Hylobatidae)" (PDF). Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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