Dryopithecini
Dryopithecini is an extinct tribe of Eurasian and African great apes that are believed to be close to the ancestry of gorillas, chimpanzees and humans.[1][2] Members of this tribe are known as dryopithecines.
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| Mandible fragment of Dryopithecus fontani from Saint-Gaudens, France (Middle Miocene, 11.5 Mya); cast from Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Tribe: | †Dryopithecini |
| Genera | |
Taxonomy
- Tribe Dryopithecini†
- Kenyapithecus
- Kenyapithecus wickeri
- Danuvius
- Danuvius guggenmosi
- Ouranopithecus
- Ouranopithecus macedoniensis
- Otavipithecus
- Otavipithecus namibiensis
- Oreopithecus
- Oreopithecus bambolii
- Nakalipithecus
- Nakalipithecus nakayamai
- Anoiapithecus
- Anoiapithecus brevirostris
- Dryopithecus
- Dryopithecus wuduensis
- Dryopithecus fontani
- Hispanopithecus
- Hispanopithecus laietanus
- Hispanopithecus crusafonti
- Neopithecus
- Neopithecus brancoi
- Pierolapithecus
- Pierolapithecus catalaunicus
- Rudapithecus
- Rudapithecus hungaricus
- Samburupithecus
- Samburupithecus kiptalami
- Udabnopithecus
- Udabnopithecus garedziensis
- Griphopithecus
- Griphopithecus aplani
- Griphopithecus suessi
- Kenyapithecus
References
- Haaramo, Mikko (2005-01-14). "Hominoidea". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive.
- Moya-Sola, S.; Alba, D. M.; Almecija, S.; Casanovas-Vilar, I.; Kohler, M.; De Esteban-Trivigno, S.; Robles, J. M.; Galindo, J.; Fortuny, J. (2009). "A unique Middle Miocene European hominoid and the origins of the great ape and human clade". PNAS. 106 (24): 9601–9606. doi:10.1073/pnas.0811730106. PMC 2701031. PMID 19487676.
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