Griphopithecus darwini
| Griphopithecus darwini Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Family: | Hominidae |
| Genus: | Griphopithecus |
| Species: | G. darwini |
| Binomial name | |
| Griphopithecus darwini Abel, 1902 | |
Griphopithecus darwini is a prehistoric species of ape from the Miocene of Austria-Slovakia,[1] dated to approximately 15 million years ago.[2] G. darwini is based on a single lower molar, with three other isolated teeth and two fragmentary pieces of postcrania referred to it.[3] As such, a definition of the species is relatively uninformative.
G. darwini has an estimated mean body weight of 48 kg, similar to that observed in the common chimpanzee.[2]
References
- ↑ Kordos L. (2000). "New results of Hominoid research in the Carpathian Basin". Acta Biologica Szegediensis 44 (1-4): 71–74.
- 1 2 David W. Cameron (2004). Hominid Adaptations and Extinctions. UNSW Press. pp. 76, 89, 100. ISBN 978-0-86840-716-6. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ Walter Carl Hartwig (11 April 2002). The Primate Fossil Record. Cambridge University Press. pp. 344–345. ISBN 978-0-521-66315-1. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
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