Griphopithecus

Griphopithecus
Temporal range: 13.65–11.1 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Superfamily: Hominoidea
Family: Hominidae
Tribe: †Kenyapithecini
Genus: †Griphopithecus
Abel 1902
Species

Griphopithecus is a prehistoric ape from the Miocene of Turkey and Central Europe.

Description

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ S. B. Akad. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Cl., 111 (1) p. 177
  2. ↑ King; Aiello; Andrews (1999). "Dental microwear of Griphopithecus alpani". Journal of Human Evolution. 36 (1): 3–31. Bibcode:1999JHumE..36....3K. doi:10.1006/jhev.1998.0258. PMID 9924132.
  3. ↑ Kordos (2000). "New results of Hominoid research in the Carpathian Basin". Acta Biologica Szegediensis. 44 (1–4): 71–74.