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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 being described from single remains based on minute differences amongst each other, and the fragmentary ...
26 paź 2019 · Dryopithecus Characteristics and Diet . While the most recognizable form of Dryopithecus known today had chimpanzee-like limbs and facial features, there were several distinct forms of the species that ranged from small to medium, and even large, gorilla-sized specimens.
Dryopithecus is found as fossils in Miocene and Pliocene deposits (23 to 2.6 million years old) and apparently originated in Africa. Several distinct forms of Dryopithecus are known, including small, medium, and large, gorilla-sized animals.
24 sie 2016 · *Dryopithecus* A genus of extinct apes, fossils of which have been found in Europe [1] and Asia [2] and dated to the mid-Miocene (about 16–7 million years ago). Fossils of Dryopithecus and of the similar genus Proconsul are often referred to as dryopithecines.
4 paź 2018 · Dryopithecus is a genus of Miocene ape known from Europe. In the past the nomen Dryopithecus was used for most fossil apes in Asia and Africa as well as Europe, in part to distinguish them from a few Miocene apes that were thought to be more directly related to humans.
11 sty 1996 · We report here the recent discovery of an extraordinary partial skeleton of Dryopithecus laietanus from Can Llobateres (Spain). It provides evidence that orthograde postures and locomotion ...
Driopitek (Dryopithecus) – rodzaj wymarłych małp człekokształtnych z rodziny Dryopithecidae, żyjących w okresie środkowego i późnego miocenu (10–14 mln lat temu). Występowały na terenie Europy, choć skamieniałości jednego gatunku znaleziono także w Chinach.
