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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.
26 paź 2019 · Here is an in-depth profile of Dryopithecus, including this prehistoric primate's characteristics, behavior, and habitat.
24 sie 2016 · Dryopithecus A genus of extinct apes, fossils of which have been found in Europe and Asia 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.
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...
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.
Dryopithecus has been known longer than most fossil primate taxa, but until recently was only represented by fragmentary jaws and isolated teeth. New specimens, including postcrania and relatively complete cranial remains, provide much new evidence on the biology of Dryopithecus and its relations t o other primates.
