Griphopithecus
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| Griphopithecus Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Subfamily: | †Dryopithecinae |
| Tribe: | †Kenyapithecini |
| Genus: | †Griphopithecus Abel 1902[1] |
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Griphopithecus is a prehistoric ape from the Miocene of Turkey and Central Europe.
Description
[edit | edit source]Griphopithecus has been consistently grouped with stem hominoids. The material therefore indicates the range of hominoid locomotor anatomy in mid-Miocene Europe, rather than a specifically crown hominoid anatomy.
Species
[edit | edit source]- †Griphopithecus alpani Tekkaya, 1974[2]
- †Griphopithecus suessi Abel, 1902[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]- Graecopithecus
- Pierolapithecus
- Anoiapithecus
- Ouranopithecus
- Sivapithecus
- Lufengpithecus
- Gigantopithecus
- Khoratpithecus
- Chororapithecus
References
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