Pongo grovesei
| Pongo grovesei Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Superfamily: | Hominoidea |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Genus: | Pongo |
| Species: | P. grovesei |
| Binomial name | |
| Pongo grovesei Cameron et al., 2025 | |
Pongo grovesei is an extinct species of Orangutan that lived during the Pleistocene epoch being known from the caves of Làng Tráng and Kéo Lèng in Northern Vietnam.[1]
References
[edit source]- ↑ Cameron, David W.; Ciochon, Russell L.; Vu, Long; Nguyen, Anh Tuan (2025). "Morphology of the Upper Post Canine Complex of Pleistocene Ponginae From Vietnam—Anatomical Variability and Systematics". American Journal of Biological Anthropology. 186 (4). doi:10.1002/ajpa.70049. ISSN 2692-7691.