THE FIRST FEMALE MAXILLA OF THE HOMINOID OURANOPITHECUS-MACEDONIENSISFROM THE LATE MIOCENE OF MACEDONIA, GREECE

A maxilla with both toothrows C-M(3) of a late Miocene hominoid is des cribed. It was found at the locality Nikiti 1 (NKT) of Chalkidiki (Mac edonia, Greece). The locality has been dated to late Vallesian-earlies t Turolian. The morphological characters and the comparison of the new maxilla suggest thai ii is a female individual of Ouranopithecus mace doniensis. It is the first known female maxilla of the species. Compar ison with the other two known male maxillae of Ouranopithecus macedoni ensis indicates the following differences: smaller size of maxilla and teeth, smaller mesial groove in the canine, more lingually situated m esial groove in the canine, slightly smaller mesiobuccal projection in P-3 and relatively shorter P-4. There are no significant morphologica l differences in the molars. Various statistical parameters for the Ou ranopithecus teeth have been calculated and compared with those of the extant hominoids. This comparison suggests the presence of a single s pecies in the sample. (C) 1995 Academic Press Limited