On a New Species of <I>Sivaplthecus</I> from the Siwalik Rocks of India

Authors

  • J. Pandey
     Oil & Natural Gas Commission, Dehra Dun
  • V. V. Sastri
     Oil & Natural Gas Commission, Dehra Dun

Abstract

A new species of Sivapithecus Pilgrim, designated as Sivapithecus lewisi, has been described. The species has been based on the study of a broken right ramus collected from the? Nagri horizon of the Siwaliks. This species is characterised by a very massive and deep mandible, exceptionally large teeth and by the presence of a better defined external cingulum in the first lower molar. The holotype is believed to be the second largest specimen of fossil an· thropoids so far reported from India, next to Sivapithecus (Dryopithecus) giganteus (Pilgrim).

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Volume 9, Issue 2, December 1968

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1968-12-01

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Pandey, J., & Sastri, V. V. (1968). On a New Species of <I>Sivaplthecus</I> from the Siwalik Rocks of India. Journal of Geological Society of India, 9(2), 206–211. Retrieved from http://www.geosocindia.com/index.php/jgsi/article/view/60610

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