Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

The genus name is derived from CelticRoman river god Danuvius

Full reference: M. Bohme, N. Spassov, J. Fuss, A. Troscher, A. S. Deane, J. Prieto, T. Lechner and D. R. Begun. 2019. A new Miocene ape and locomotion in the ancestor of great apes and humans. Nature 1-18

Parent taxon: Hominidae according to M. Bohme et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Australopithecinae, Cercopithecina, Dryopithecinae, Gorilla, Hominina, Homininae, Homo troglodytes, Lufengpithecus, Oreopithecus, Pierolapithecus, Ponginae, Preanthropinae, Presbytina, Simiina

Subtaxa: Danuvius guggenmosi

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Type: Danuvius guggenmosi

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Hammerschmiede 5 channel (Miocene of Germany)

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