Pierolapithecus catalaunicus is an extinct species of ape that lived during the Middle Miocene, about 12.5–13 million years ago, in Catalonia, Spain. Described in 2004 from a partial skeleton discovered near Els Hostalets de Pierola, it is represented by one of the most complete Miocene ape skeletons from Europe.
Pierolapithecus catalaunicus is an extinct species of ape that lived during the Middle Miocene, about 12.5–13 million years ago, in Catalonia, Spain. Described in 2004 from a partial skeleton discovered near Els Hostalets de Pierola, it is represented by one of the most complete Miocene ape skeletons from Europe.
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