Publications by authors named "Kitti Khaowiset"
Am J Phys Anthropol
November 2006
Article Synopsis
- A Khoratpithecus piriyai lower jaw was found in northeastern Thailand and dates back to the Late Miocene, approximately 9-6 million years ago.
- The fossil suggests a connection to a tropical riverine forest environment and shares several morphological traits with modern orangutans, indicating a close evolutionary relationship.
- This discovery points to Khoratpithecus as a new lineage of hominoids in Southeast Asia, possibly serving as an ancestor to the orangutan, despite gaps in the fossil record.
