Pierolapithecus catalaunicus is an extinct species of ape that lived during the Middle Miocene, about 13–12.5 million years ago, in Catalonia, Spain. Described in 2004 from a partial skeleton discover
Ponginae, also known as the Asian hominids, is a subfamily in the family Hominidae. Once a diverse lineage of Eurasian apes, the subfamily has only one extant genus, Pongo, which contains three extant
Pierolapithecus
…researchers regard Pierolapithecus as a basal member of Hominidae close to the common ancestor of living great apes, while others place it among the pongines or European Dryopithecini. The splanchnocranium was discovered in 2002 and systematic excavations took place during May and June 2003. The species was…
Orang Utan, Semenggok Forest Reserve, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia