The Chinese orangutan (''Pongo weidenreichi'') is an extinct species of
orangutan
Orangutans are great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia. They are now found only in parts of Borneo and Sumatra, but during the Pleistocene they ranged throughout Southeast Asia and South China. Classified in the gen ...
from the
Early Pleistocene of
South China. It is known from fossil teeth found in the
Sanhe Cave, and Baikong, Juyuan and Queque Caves in
Chongzuo, Guangxi. Dental dimensions of that species is 20% bigger than those of living orangutans.
References
Pleistocene primates
Prehistoric apes
Pleistocene mammals of Asia
Orangutans
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