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Pliopithecus skull


Skull of Pliopithecus (after) 

                                                                    

Pliopithecus was a Miocene ape found in Europe, It was discovered in France in 1837 by Édouard Lartet, with fossils later found in Switzerland, Slovakia and Spain. Six species have been identified.

In size it resembled a gibbon. with long limbs, hands, and feet, and may have been able to brachiate, swinging between trees using its arms. .


Reference:

Harrison, T.  2012. Catarrhine Origins. In Begun, D.  (ed.) A Companion To Paleoanthropology. Wiley Blackwell. 

          
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