Dryopithecini
Extinct tribe of apes
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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.
| Dryopithecini Temporal range: Miocene | |
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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 |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Subfamily: | Homininae |
| Tribe: | †Dryopithecini |
| Genera | |
Taxonomy
- Tribe Dryopithecini†
- Kenyapithecus (?)
- Kenyapithecus wickeri
- Danuvius
- Danuvius guggenmosi
- Ouranopithecus
- Otavipithecus (?)
- Otavipithecus namibiensis
- Oreopithecus (?)
- Oreopithecus bambolii
- Nakalipithecus
- Nakalipithecus nakayamai
- Anoiapithecus
- Anoiapithecus brevirostris
- Dryopithecus
- Dryopithecus fontani
- Hispanopithecus (?)
- Hispanopithecus laietanus
- Hispanopithecus crusafonti
- Pierolapithecus
- Pierolapithecus catalaunicus
- Rudapithecus (?)
- Rudapithecus hungaricus
- Samburupithecus
- Samburupithecus kiptalami
- Griphopithecus (?)
- Kenyapithecus (?)
