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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 nature of the holotype specimen makes differentiating ...
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.
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.
26 paź 2019 · Here is an in-depth profile of Dryopithecus, including this prehistoric primate's characteristics, behavior, and habitat.
Dryopithecus is thought to have spent much of its time living in the tree canopy where it moved about by swinging from branch to branch, a form of locomotion called brachiation. When walking however, Dryopithecus is thought to have walked in a quadrupedal posture similar to that of a chimpanzee, but instead of walking on its knuckles it...
3 sie 2010 · Dryopithecus exhibits a complete departure from the quadrupedal postures associated with earlier apes, instead displaying elongated arms and the large, powerful hands and fingers of a true suspensory ape.
11 paź 2024 · Overview. Dryopithecus. Quick Reference. A genus of extinct apes, fossils of which have been found in Europe and Asia and dated to the mid-Miocene (about 9–13 million years ago). Fossils of Dryopithecus and of the similar genus Proconsul are often referred to as dryopithecines.
