Dryopithecus Lartet 1856 (ape)

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Synonyms: Indopithecus von Koenigswald 1949, Rudapithecus Kretzoi 1969

Parent taxon: Dryopithecini according to D.R. Begun 2002

See also Andrews 1992, Begun 1992, Cameron 1997, Harrison et al. 1991, McKenna and Bell 1997, Pilbeam et al. 1977, Pilgrim 1915, Schlosser 1877 and Simons and Pilbeam 1971

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Dryopithecus (Rangwapithecus) Dryopithecus chinjiensis Dryopithecus fontani Dryopithecus mogharensis Rangwapithecus (Ataxopithecus)

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Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of China (1 collection), Egypt (1), Kenya (3)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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