Ouranopithecus turkae

Ouranopithecus turkae; Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	Hominidae
Genus:	†Ouranopithecus
Species:	†O. turkae
Binomial name
	†Ouranopithecus turkae; Güleç, Sevim, Pehlevan & Kaya, 2007

Ouranopithecus turkae is a prehistoric species of Ouranopithecus from the Late Miocene of Turkey.^[1]

This is known from the Corakyerler locality, Çankırı Province, central Anatolia. It is known only from three cranial fossils. Dated faunal remains associated with the O. turkae fossils have been attributed to the late Miocene 8.7 – 7.4 million years ago, making O. turkae one of the youngest Eurasian great apes ever known.^[1]^[2]

Sevim-Erol et al. (2023) described Anadoluvius turkae, a new name, based on the mostly complete male palate preserving LI1-M3 and RC-M2 and a series of paratypes. The holotype is CO-205, and paratypes are CO-300 (right M2), CO-305 (male mandibular fragment), CO-710 (female mandibular fragment), CO-2100 (right I1), and CO-2800 (female partial cranium). The genus name derives from Anadolu, a Turkish denomination that describes something that is Anatolian.^[2]^[3]

^ ^a ^b Güleç; Sevim; Pehlevan; Kaya (2007). "A new great ape from the late Miocene of Turkey". Anthropological Science. 115 (2): 153–158. doi:10.1537/ase.070501.
^ ^a ^b Sevim-Erol, Ayla; Begun, David R.; Yavuz, Alper; Tarhan, Erhan; Sözer, Çilem Sönmez; Mayda, Serdar; van den Hoek Ostende, Lars W.; Martin, Robert M. G.; Alçiçek, M. Cihat (2023-08-23). "A new ape from Türkiye and the radiation of late Miocene hominines". Communications Biology. 6 (1): 842. doi:10.1038/s42003-023-05210-5. ISSN 2399-3642. PMC 10447513. PMID 37612372.
^ Toronto, University of (25 August 2023). "Discovery of 8.7-Million-Year-Old Fossil Ape Challenges Long-Accepted Ideas of Human Origins". SciTechDaily. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

[Gulec2007-1] Güleç; Sevim; Pehlevan; Kaya (2007). "A new great ape from the late Miocene of Turkey". Anthropological Science. 115 (2): 153–158. doi:10.1537/ase.070501.

[SevimErol2023-2] Sevim-Erol, Ayla; Begun, David R.; Yavuz, Alper; Tarhan, Erhan; Sözer, Çilem Sönmez; Mayda, Serdar; van den Hoek Ostende, Lars W.; Martin, Robert M. G.; Alçiçek, M. Cihat (2023-08-23). "A new ape from Türkiye and the radiation of late Miocene hominines". Communications Biology. 6 (1): 842. doi:10.1038/s42003-023-05210-5. ISSN 2399-3642. PMC 10447513. PMID 37612372.

[3] Toronto, University of (25 August 2023). "Discovery of 8.7-Million-Year-Old Fossil Ape Challenges Long-Accepted Ideas of Human Origins". SciTechDaily. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

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