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Amphipithecus
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<p><i>Amphipithecus mogaungensis</i> ("ape-like creature of Mogaung", derived from the <a href="/facts/Ancient_Greek/LIK7NlUh">Ancient Greek</a> ἀμφί, <i><i>amphi-</i></i> meaning "around" and <i><i>pithēkos</i></i>, <i><i>pithecus</i></i> meaning "ape") was a <a href="/facts/Primate/Hl8RNE2X">primate</a> that lived in Late <a href="/facts/Eocene/EYgI8Uco">Eocene</a> <a href="/facts/Myanmar/zcqQH2oE">Myanmar</a>. Along with another primate <i>Pondaungia cotteri</i>, both are difficult to categorise within the order <a href="/facts/Primate/Hl8RNE2X">Primates</a>. What little is known suggests that they are neither <a href="/facts/Adapiformes/bmzDbHPL">adapiform</a> nor <a href="/facts/Omomyidae/UbT2A3kx">omomyid</a> primates, two of the earliest primate groups to appear in the fossil record. Deep mandibles and mandibular molars with low, broad crowns suggest they are both <a href="/facts/Simian/0vyESHsC">simians</a>, a group that includes monkeys, apes, and humans, though more material is needed for further comparison. The teeth also suggest that these were <a href="/facts/Frugivore/jpgX0ERo">frugivore</a> primates, with a body mass of 6–10 kg (13–22 lb). </p>