Dryopithecini
| Dryopithecini Temporal range: Miocene 23.03–7.246 Ma | |
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| mandible fragment of Dryopithecus fontani from Saint-Gaudens, France (Middle Miocene, 11,5 My) ; cast from Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Subfamily: | Homininae |
| Tribe: | Dryopithecini |
| Genera | |
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Oreopithecus | |
The dryopithecines consists of a tribe of Eurasian apes that are believed to be close to the ancestry of gorillas, chimpanzees and humans.[1][2]
Taxonomy
- Tribe Dryopithecini†
- Oreopithecus (placement disputed)
- Oreopithecus bambolii
- Nakalipithecus
- Nakalipithecus nakayamai
- Anoiapithecus
- Anoiapithecus brevirostris
- Dryopithecus
- Dryopithecus wuduensis
- Dryopithecus fontani
- Dryopithecus brancoi
- Dryopithecus laietanus
- Dryopithecus crusafonti
- Oreopithecus (placement disputed)
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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