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Griphopithecus
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Griphopithecus is a prehistoric ape from the Miocene of Turkey and Central Europe.

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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, 1974cite-ref-2[2]
• †Griphopithecus suessi Abel, 1902cite-ref-3[3]

See also
References

cite-note-11. S. B. Akad. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Cl., 111 (1) p. 177
cite-note-22. citerefkingaielloandrews1999King; 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.
cite-note-33. citerefkordos2000Kordos (2000). "New results of Hominoid research in the Carpathian Basin". Acta Biologica Szegediensis. 44 (1–4): 71–74.

External links

• Planet of the Apes (Scientific American/August, 2003)