Dryopithecini is an extinct tribe of Eurasian and African great apes that are believed to be close to the ancestry of
gorilla
Gorillas are herbivorous, predominantly ground-dwelling great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus ''Gorilla'' is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four ...
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chimpanzees and
human
Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, ...
s.
Members of this tribe are known as dryopithecines.
Taxonomy
* Tribe Dryopithecini
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Kenyapithecus''
*** ''Kenyapithecus wickeri''
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Danuvius''
*** ''Danuvius guggenmosi''
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Ouranopithecus
''Ouranopithecus'' ("celestial ape" from Ancient Greek
οὐρανός (ouranós), "sky, heaven" + πίθηκος (píthēkos),"ape") is a genus of extinct Eurasian great ape represented by two species, ''Ouranopithecus macedoniensis'', a late M ...
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Ouranopithecus macedoniensis
''Ouranopithecus macedoniensis'' is a prehistoric species of ''Ouranopithecus'' from the Late Miocene of Greece. See more detail at ''Ouranopithecus''.
This species is known from three localities in Northern Greece. The type location is Ravin d ...
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Ouranopithecus turkae
''Ouranopithecus turkae'' is a prehistoric species of ''Ouranopithecus'' from the Late Miocene of Turkey.
This is known from the Corakyerler locality, central Anatolia. It is known only from three cranial fossils. Dated faunal remains associate ...
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Otavipithecus''
*** ''Otavipithecus namibiensis''
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Oreopithecus''
*** ''Oreopithecus bambolii''
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Nakalipithecus
''Nakalipithecus nakayamai'' is an extinct species of great ape from Nakali, Kenya, from about 9.9–9.8 million years ago during the Late Miocene. It is known from a right jawbone with 3 molars and from 11 isolated teeth, and the specimen is ...
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*** ''Nakalipithecus nakayamai''
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Anoiapithecus''
*** ''Anoiapithecus brevirostris''
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Dryopithecus
''Dryopithecus'' is a genus of extinct great apes from the middle–late Miocene boundary of Europe 12.5 to 11.1 million years ago (mya). Since its discovery in 1856, the genus has been subject to taxonomic turmoil, with numerous new species b ...
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*** ''Dryopithecus wuduensis''
*** ''Dryopithecus fontani''
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Hispanopithecus''
*** ''Hispanopithecus laietanus''
*** ''Hispanopithecus crusafonti''
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Neopithecus''
*** ''Neopithecus brancoi''
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Pierolapithecus''
*** ''Pierolapithecus catalaunicus''
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Rudapithecus''
*** ''Rudapithecus hungaricus''
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Samburupithecus''
*** ''Samburupithecus kiptalami''
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Udabnopithecus''
*** ''Udabnopithecus garedziensis''
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Griphopithecus''
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Griphopithecus alpani
''Griphopithecus alpani'' is a species of prehistoric ape from the Miocene of Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcont ...
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Griphopithecus suessi
''Griphopithecus suessi'' is a prehistoric species of kenyapith hominid from the Miocene of Austria and Slovakia, dated to approximately 15 million years ago. ''G. suessi'' is based on a single lower molar, with three other isolated teeth and two ...
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Graecopithecus
''Graecopithecus'' is an extinct species of hominid that lived in southeast Europe during the late Miocene around 7.2 million years ago. Originally identified by a single lower jaw bone bearing a molar tooth found in Pyrgos Vasilissis, Athens, ...
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*** ''Graecopithecus freybergi''
References
Prehistoric apes
Miocene first appearances
Miocene extinctions
Mammal tribes
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