Griphopithecus suessi explained

Griphopithecus suessi is a prehistoric species of kenyapith hominid from the Miocene of Austria and Slovakia,[1] dated to approximately 15 million years ago.[2] G. suessi is based on a single lower molar, with three other isolated teeth and two fragmentary pieces of postcrania referred to it.[3] Austriacopithecus is a synonym.[4]

G. suessi has an estimated mean body weight of 48kg (106lb), similar to that observed in the common chimpanzee.

Notes and References

  1. Kordos L. . 2000 . New results of Hominoid research in the Carpathian Basin . Acta Biologica Szegediensis . 44 . 1–4 . 71–74.
  2. Book: David W. Cameron. Hominid Adaptations and Extinctions. 16 August 2013. 2004. UNSW Press. 978-0-86840-716-6. 76, 89, 100.
  3. Book: Walter Carl Hartwig. The Primate Fossil Record. 16 August 2013. 11 April 2002. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-66315-1. 344–345. 2002prfr.book.....H.
  4. Casanovas-Vilar . Isaac . Alba . David M. . Garcés . Miguel . Robles . Josep M. . Moyà-Solà . Salvador . Updated chronology for the Miocene hominoid radiation in Western Eurasia . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 5 April 2011 . 108 . 14 . 5554–5559 . 10.1073/pnas.1018562108 . 21436034 . 3078397 . 2011PNAS..108.5554C . free .

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