Griphopithecus
{{Short description|Extinct genus of primates}}
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| authority = Abel 1902S. B. Akad. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Cl., 111 (1) p. 177
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- {{extinct}}Griphopithecus alpani Tekkaya, 1974
- {{extinct}}Griphopithecus suessi Abel, 1902
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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
- {{extinct}}Griphopithecus alpani Tekkaya, 1974{{cite journal | last1 = King | last2 = Aiello | last3 = Andrews | year = 1999 | title = Dental microwear of Griphopithecus alpani | journal = Journal of Human Evolution | volume = 36 | issue = 1 | pages = 3–31 | doi = 10.1006/jhev.1998.0258| pmid = 9924132 | bibcode = 1999JHumE..36....3K }}
- {{extinct}}Griphopithecus suessi Abel, 1902{{cite journal | last1 = Kordos | year = 2000 | title = New results of Hominoid research in the Carpathian Basin | journal = Acta Biologica Szegediensis | volume = 44 | issue = 1–4 | pages = 71–74}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.primates.com/history Planet of the Apes (Scientific American/August, 2003)]
{{Haplorhini|Ho.}}
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Category:Miocene primates of Europe
Category:Fossil taxa described in 1902