Dryopithecus mogharensis Fourtau 1918 (ape)

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Full reference: R. Fourtau. 1918. Contribution à l'étude des vertébrés miocènes de l'Égypte 1-109

Belongs to Dryopithecus according to R. Fourtau 1918

Sister taxa: Dryopithecus (Rangwapithecus), Dryopithecus chinjiensis, Dryopithecus fontani, Rangwapithecus (Ataxopithecus)

Type specimen: Its type locality is Wadi Moghra, which is in a MN 4 marginal marine sandstone in the Moghara Formation of Egypt

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: found only at Wadi Moghra

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.