Griphopithecus
Griphopithecus is a prehistoric ape from the Miocene of Turkey and Central Europe.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Mammalia | 
| Order: | Primates | 
| Suborder: | Haplorhini | 
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes | 
| Family: | Hominidae | 
| Subfamily: | †Dryopithecinae | 
| Tribe: | †Kenyapithecini | 
| Genus: | †Griphopithecus Abel 1902[1] | 
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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
    
- S. B. Akad. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Cl., 111 (1) p. 177
- 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.
- Kordos (2000). "New results of Hominoid research in the Carpathian Basin". Acta Biologica Szegediensis. 44 (1–4): 71–74.
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