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| taxon = Amphipithecus mogaungensis

| extinct = yes

| parent authorityparent_authority = [[Edwin H. Colbert|Colbert]], 1937

| authority = Colbert, 1937

| image = Amphipithecus mogaungensis.jpg

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| fossil_range = {{fossil range|Eocene}}

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'''''Amphipithecus mogaungensis''''' ("ape-like creature of Mogaung", derived from the [[Ancient Greek]] {{lang|grc|[[:wikt:ἀμφί|ἀμφί]]}}, ''{{lang|grc|[[:wikt:amphi-|amphi-]]}}'' meaning "around" and ''{{lang|grc|pithēkos}}'', ''{{lang|la|pithecus}}'' meaning "ape") was a [[primate]] that lived in Late [[Eocene]] [[Myanmar]]. Along with another primate ''[[Pondaungia|Pondaungia cotteri]]'', both are difficult to categorise within the Order Primates. What little is known suggests that they are neither [[Adapiformes|adapiform]] or [[Omomyidae|omomyid]] 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 [[simian]]s, a group that includes monkeys, apes, and humans, though more material is needed for further comparison. The teeth also suggest that these were [[frugivore]] primates, with a body mass of {{convert|6|-|10|kg}}.{{Sfn|Fleagle|1998}}