†Oreopithecus Gervais 1872 (ape)
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Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
Parent taxon: Hominidae according to P. Andrews 1992
See also Abbazzi et al. 2008, Harrison and Gu 1999, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Simons 1960
Sister taxa: Australopithecinae, Cercopithecina, Danuvius, Dryopithecinae, Gorilla, Hominina, Homininae, Homo troglodytes, Lufengpithecus, Pierolapithecus, Ponginae, Preanthropinae, Presbytina, Simiina
Subtaxa: Oreopithecus bambolii
Type: Oreopithecus bambolii
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (4 collections), Moldova (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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