Dryopithecini Explained

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.

Taxonomy

• Tribe Dryopithecini†
  • Kenyapithecus (?)
    • Kenyapithecus wickeri
  • Danuvius
    • Danuvius guggenmosi
  • Ouranopithecus
    • Ouranopithecus macedoniensis
    • Ouranopithecus turkae
  • 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 (?)
    • Griphopithecus alpani
    • Griphopithecus suessi

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hominoidea . Mikko's Phylogeny Archive . 2005-01-14 . Mikko . Haaramo.
2. Moya-Sola. S.. Alba. D. M.. Almecija. S.. Casanovas-Vilar. I.. Kohler. M.. De Esteban-Trivigno. S.. Robles. J. M.. Galindo. J.. Fortuny. J.. 2009 . A unique Middle Miocene European hominoid and the origins of the great ape and human clade . . 106 . 24 . 9601–9606 . 10.1073/pnas.0811730106 . 19487676 . 2701031. 2009PNAS..106.9601M. free.