Griphopithecus
Extinct genus of primates
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Griphopithecus is a prehistoric ape from the Miocene of Turkey and Central Europe.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Subfamily: | †Dryopithecinae |
| Tribe: | †Kenyapithecini |
| Genus: | †Griphopithecus Abel 1902[1] |
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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, 1974[2]
- †Griphopithecus suessi Abel, 1902[3]