Griphopithecus suessi
Griphopithecus suessi is a prehistoric species of ape from the Miocene of Austria and Slovakia,[1] dated to approximately 15 million years ago.[2] G. suessi is based on a single lower molar, with three other isolated teeth and two fragmentary pieces of postcrania referred to it.[3] Austriacopithecus is a synonym.[4]
| Griphopithecus suessi Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Genus: | †Griphopithecus |
| Species: | †G. suessi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Griphopithecus suessi Abel, 1902 | |
G. suessi has an estimated mean body weight of 48 kg, similar to that observed in the common chimpanzee.[2]
References
- Kordos L. (2000). "New results of Hominoid research in the Carpathian Basin". Acta Biologica Szegediensis. 44 (1–4): 71–74.
- David W. Cameron (2004). Hominid Adaptations and Extinctions. UNSW Press. pp. 76, 89, 100. ISBN 978-0-86840-716-6. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- Walter Carl Hartwig (11 April 2002). The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. pp. 344–345. Bibcode:2002prfr.book.....H. ISBN 978-0-521-66315-1. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- http://www.pnas.org/content/suppl/2011/03/16/1018562108.DCSupplemental/sapp.pdf
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