Griphopithecus
Extinct genus of primates
title: "Griphopithecus" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["dryopithecini", "miocene-primates-of-europe", "fossil-taxa-described-in-1902", "prehistoric-anatolia", "prehistoric-apes", "prehistoric-primate-genera", "miocene-primates-of-asia"] description: "Extinct genus of primates" topic_path: "general/dryopithecini" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griphopithecus" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Extinct genus of primates ::
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- Griphopithecus alpani Tekkaya, 1974
- Griphopithecus suessi Abel, 1902
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, 1974
- Griphopithecus suessi Abel, 1902
References
References
- S. B. Akad. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Cl., 111 (1) p. 177
- (1999). "Dental microwear of ''Griphopithecus alpani''". Journal of Human Evolution.
- (2000). "New results of Hominoid research in the Carpathian Basin". Acta Biologica Szegediensis.
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