Editing Sivapithecus (section)

{{Short description|Genus of extinct Asian ape}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|12.5|8.5}}<small>[[Miocene]]</small>
| image = Sivapithecus sivalensis.JPG
| image_caption = ''S. indicus'' GSP 15000, on loan at the [[Natural History Museum, London]]
| display_parents = 2
| taxon = Sivapithecus
| authority = Pilgrim, 1910
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = * ''S. sivalensis''
* ''S. parvada''
* ''S. indicus''
| synonyms = ''Brahmapithecus''<br />''Ramapithecus''<br />''Palaeopithecus sivalensis''
}}

'''''Sivapithecus''''' ({{lit|[[Shiva]]'s Ape}}) (syn: ''Ramapithecus)'' is a [[genus]] of [[extinct]] [[ape]]s. Fossil remains of animals now assigned to this genus, dated from 12.2 million years old<ref>{{harvnb|Sharma|2007|p=52}}</ref> in the [[Miocene]], have been found since the 19th century in the [[Sivalik Hills]] of the [[Indian subcontinent]] as well as in  [[Kutch]]. Any one of the species in this genus may have been the ancestor to the modern [[orangutan]]s.

Some early discoveries were given the separate names ''Ramapithecus'' ([[Rama]]'s Ape) and ''Bramapithecus'' ([[Brahma]]'s Ape), and were thought to be possible ancestors of humans.