Sivapithecus

American  

[siv-uh-pith-i-kuhs, -puh-thee-kuhs] / ˌsɪv əˈpɪθ ɪ kəs, -pəˈθi kəs /

noun

1. a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.

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Etymology

Origin of Sivapithecus

< New Latin, equivalent to Siva (< Sanskrit śiva Shiva ) + Greek píthēkos ape

Example Sentences

A bottom-up approach focuses instead on ancient ape fossils that pre-date our last common ancestor, such as those of the genus Nacholapithecus or Sivapithecus.

From Nature • Nov. 5, 2019

In the South African teeth, Dr. Gregory also found connections with Peking Man, the orangutan, and Sivapithecus, a manlike fossil ape discovered many years ago in India.

From Time Magazine Archive

Until recently, he himself had classified many of these fragments as belonging to apelike creatures called Sivapithecus africanus and Proconsul, which lived in Kenya during the Lower Miocene epoch, about 20 million years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the hopes of finding their ancestors, Leakey in 1965 began a search of museum drawers and showcases for bone fragments of the Lower Miocene�and came across the familiar Sivapithecus and Proconsul remains.

From Time Magazine Archive

Palæopithecus, Dryopithecus, Palæosimia, and Sivapithecus are extinct simians.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court