Ouranopithecus macedoniensis

Ouranopithecus macedoniensis
Temporal range:
9.6–8.7 Million years ago
"Ouranopithecus macedoniensis" skull in the French National Museum of Natural History, Paris
Ouranopithecus macedoniensis skull in the French National Museum of Natural History, Paris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Superfamily: Hominoidea
Family: Hominidae
Genus: †Ouranopithecus
Species:
†O. macedoniensis
Binomial name
†Ouranopithecus macedoniensis
Bonis & Melentis, 1977

Ouranopithecus macedoniensis is a prehistoric species of Ouranopithecus from the Late Miocene of Greece. This species is known from three localities in Northern Greece. The first specimen of Ouranopithecus macedoniensis with upper deciduous teeth is described from the Ravin de la Pluie locality in Axios Valley. The other localities are Chalkidiki and Xirochori.

It is known from a large collection of cranial fossils and few postcranial. The material has been dated to the late Miocene 9.6–8.7 million years old, so slightly earlier than O. turkae. To some, this suggests O. turkae is the direct descendant of O. macedoniensis, although it is generally accepted that they are sister taxa.

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