<i>Pierolapithecus catalaunicus</i>
            , a New Middle Miocene Great Ape from Spain

Moyà-Solà, Salvador; Köhler, Meike; M. Alba, David; Casanovas-Vilar, Isaac; Galindo, Jordi

doi:10.1126/science.1103094

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Pierolapithecus catalaunicus , a New Middle Miocene Great Ape from Spain

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Authors:

Salvador Moyà-Solà

Meike Köhler

David M. Alba

Abstract

We describe a partial skeleton with facial cranium of Pierolapithecus catalaunicus gen. et sp. nov., a new Middle Miocene (12.5 to 13 million years ago) ape from Barranc de Can Vila 1 (Barcelona, Spain). It is the first known individual of this age that combines well-preserved cranial, dental, and p...

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