Dryopithecini

Dryopithecini is an extinct tribe of Eurasian and African great apes that are believed to be close to the ancestry of gorillas, chimpanzees and humans.^[1][2] Members of this tribe are known as dryopithecines.

Dryopithecini Temporal range: Miocene 12–7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Mandible fragment of Dryopithecus fontani from Saint-Gaudens, France (Middle Miocene, 11.5 Mya); cast from Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Haplorhini
Infraorder:	Simiiformes
Family:	Hominidae
Subfamily:	Homininae
Tribe:	†Dryopithecini
Genera
Kenyapithecus Danuvius Ouranopithecus Otavipithecus Oreopithecus Nakalipithecus Anoiapithecus Dryopithecus Hispanopithecus Pierolapithecus Rudapithecus Samburupithecus Griphopithecus

Taxonomy

• Tribe Dryopithecini†
  • Kenyapithecus (?)
    • Kenyapithecus wickeri
  • Danuvius
    • Danuvius guggenmosi
  • Ouranopithecus
    • Ouranopithecus macedoniensis
    • Ouranopithecus turkae
  • Otavipithecus (?)
    • Otavipithecus namibiensis
  • Oreopithecus (?)
    • Oreopithecus bambolii
  • Nakalipithecus
    • Nakalipithecus nakayamai
  • Anoiapithecus
    • Anoiapithecus brevirostris
  • Dryopithecus
    • Dryopithecus fontani
  • Hispanopithecus (?)
    • Hispanopithecus laietanus
    • Hispanopithecus crusafonti
  • Pierolapithecus
    • Pierolapithecus catalaunicus
  • Rudapithecus (?)
    • Rudapithecus hungaricus
  • Samburupithecus
    • Samburupithecus kiptalami
  • Griphopithecus (?)
    • Griphopithecus alpani
    • Griphopithecus suessi