†Chororapithecus Suwa et al. 2007 (ape)
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Full reference: G. Suwa, R. T. Kono, S. Katoh, B. Asfaw, and Y. Beyene. 2007. A new species of great ape from the late Miocene epoch in Ethiopia. Nature 448:921-924
Parent taxon: Hominoidea according to G. Suwa et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Ekembo, Equatorius, Hominidae, Hylobatidae, Langsonia, Proconsulidae, Rukwapithecus, Samburupithecus
Subtaxa: Chororapithecus abyssinicus
Type: Chororapithecus abyssinicus
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Beticha (Miocene of Ethiopia)
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