Definitions for dryopithecus
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1. Dryopithecus, genus Dryopithecusnoun

   genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene

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1. Dryopithecus

   Dryopithecus is a genus of extinct great apes from the middle–late Miocene boundary of Europe 12.5 to 11.1 million years ago (mya). Since its discovery in 1856, the genus has been subject to taxonomic turmoil, with numerous new species being described from single remains based on minute differences amongst each other, and the fragmentary nature of the holotype specimen makes differentiating remains difficult. There is currently only one uncontested species, the type species D. fontani, though there may be more. The genus is placed into the tribe Dryopithecini, which is either an offshoot of orangutans, African apes, or is its own separate branch. A male specimen was estimated to have weighed 44 kg (97 lb) in life. Dryopithecus likely predominantly ate ripe fruit from trees, suggesting a degree of suspensory behaviour to reach them, though the anatomy of a humerus and femur suggest a greater reliance on walking on all fours (quadrupedalism). The face was similar to gorillas, and males had longer canines than females, which is typically correlated with high levels of aggression. They lived in a seasonal, paratropical climate, and may have built up fat reserves for winter. European great apes likely went extinct during a drying and cooling trend in the Late Miocene which caused the retreat of warm-climate forests.

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1. dryopithecus

   Dryopithecus is a type of extinct ape genus from the family Hominidae. It existed approximately 12.5 to 8.5 million years ago during the Miocene epoch and its fossils have been found in Europe and Asia. It is considered to be closely related to the common ancestor of gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans. The word "Dryopithecus" is derived from Greek and means "oak ape", as the first specimen was discovered in an ancient European oak forest.

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1. Dryopithecus

   Dryopithecus was a genus of apes that is known from Eastern Africa into Eurasia during the late Miocene period. The first species of Dryopithecus was discovered at the site of Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France, in 1856. Other dryopithecids have been found in Hungary, Spain, and China. Like Sivapithecus, Dryopithecus was suspensory, had a large brain, and a delayed development, but, unlike the former, it had a gracile jaw with thinly enameled molars and suspensory forelimbs; Begun 2004 notes that the similarities and differences between them provides insight into the timing and paleogeography of hominid origins and the phylogenetic divide between Asian and Afro-European great apes.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dryopithecus in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

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   The numerical value of dryopithecus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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