Bunopithecus sericus
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| Bunopithecus sericus Fossil range: Middle Pleistocene |
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| Bunopithecus sericus Matthew and Granger, 1923 |
Bunopithecus sericus is an extinct gibbon or gibbon-like primate. Its remains were first discovered in China, but have since been found all over Southern Europe and Asia. It was a frugivore, and, like modern apes, did not have a tail.
Although the two hoolock gibbon species were once included in the Bunopithecus genus, they have recently been removed and B. sericus remains as the only known species of this genus.
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