†Dryopithecus mogharensis Fourtau 1918 (ape)
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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
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