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 ...
s,
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''
** ''
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 turkae''
** ''
Otavipithecus''
*** ''Otavipithecus namibiensis''
** ''
Oreopithecus''
*** ''Oreopithecus bambolii''
** ''
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''
** ''
Anoiapithecus''
*** ''Anoiapithecus brevirostris''
** ''
Dryopithecus''
*** ''Dryopithecus wuduensis''
*** ''Dryopithecus fontani''
** ''
Hispanopithecus''
*** ''Hispanopithecus laietanus''
*** ''Hispanopithecus crusafonti''
** ''
Neopithecus''
*** ''Neopithecus brancoi''
** ''
Pierolapithecus''
*** ''Pierolapithecus catalaunicus''
** ''
Rudapithecus''
*** ''Rudapithecus hungaricus''
** ''
Samburupithecus''
*** ''Samburupithecus kiptalami''
** ''
Udabnopithecus''
*** ''Udabnopithecus garedziensis''
** ''
Griphopithecus''
*** ''
Griphopithecus alpani''
*** ''
Griphopithecus suessi''
** ''
Graecopithecus''
*** ''Graecopithecus freybergi''
References
Prehistoric apes
Miocene first appearances
Miocene extinctions
Mammal tribes
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