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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Superfamily: | Hominoidea |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Subfamily: | †Dryopithecinae |
| Tribe: | †Kenyapithecini |
| Genus: | †Griphopithecus Abel 19021 |
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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
- †Griphopithecus alpani Tekkaya, 19742
- †Griphopithecus suessi Abel, 19023
See also
See also
References
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. Bibcode:1999JHumE..36....3K. 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.