Griphopithecus suessi

Griphopithecus suessi
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Superfamily: Hominoidea
Family: Hominidae
Genus: †Griphopithecus
Species:
†G. suessi
Binomial name
†Griphopithecus suessi
Abel, 1902

Griphopithecus suessi (or Griphopithecus darwini) is a prehistoric species of hominid from the Miocene of Austria and Slovakia, dated to approximately 15 million years ago. G. suessi is based on a single lower molar, with three other isolated teeth and two fragmentary pieces of postcrania referred to it. Austriacopithecus is a synonym.

G. suessi has an estimated mean body weight of 48 kg (106 lb), similar to that observed in the common chimpanzee.

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