Griphopithecus

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

Griphopithecus
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Family: Hominidae
Subfamily: †Dryopithecinae
Tribe: †Kenyapithecini
Genus: †Griphopithecus
Abel 1902[1]
Species
  • †Griphopithecus alpani Tekkaya, 1974
  • †Griphopithecus suessi Abel, 1902

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
  • †Griphopithecus alpani Tekkaya, 1974[2]
  • †Griphopithecus suessi Abel, 1902[3]

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. 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.
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