Pliopithecus
Pliopithecus (meaning "more ape") is a genus of extinct primates of the Miocene.Pliopithecus had a similar size and form to modern gibbons, to which it may be related, although it is probably not a direct ancestor.It had long limbs, hands, and feet, and may have been able to brachiate, swinging between trees using its arms.[1] They appear to have originated in Asia and extended their range into Europe between 20 and 17 million years ago.[2] Begun and Harrison list the following species within the genus:[2] Pliopithecus antiquus has been referred to previously as P.
MiocenePreꞒScientific classificationEukaryotaAnimaliaChordataMammaliaPrimatesHaplorhiniSimiiformesPliopithecidaeGervaisextinctÉdouard LartetFranceSwitzerlandSlovakiagibbonsbrachiatestereoscopic visionPliopithecus vindobonensisEpipliopithecusAnapithecussubgenusBibcodeOmomyidaeAltaniusAltiatlasiusBownomomysNecrolemurAnaptomorphinaeTeilhardinaChipetaiaNesomomysRooneyiaShoshoniusTarsiiformesArchicebusAfrotarsiidaeTarsiidaeCarlitoCephalopachusTarsiusNosmipsPhileosimiasAfrasiaAfrotarsiusEosimiidaeEosimiasAmphipithecidaeAmphipithecusGanleaParapithecoideaArsinoeaBiretiaProteopithecidaeSerapiaParapithecidaeApidiumParapithecusQatraniaPlatyrrhiniCanaanimicoBranisellaLagonimicoAotidaeTremacebusPitheciidaeAntillothrixCacajaoCallicebusCebupitheciaCheracebusChiropotesHomunculusInsulacebusMiocallicebusNuciruptorPitheciaPlecturocebusXenothrixAtelidaeAlouattaAtelesBrachytelesCaiporaCartellesChilecebusLagothrixMohanamicoOreonaxParalouattaProtopithecusSolimoeaStirtoniaCebidaeAcrecebusDolichocebusKillikaikePanamacebusPatasolaSaimiriSapajusCallitrichidaeCallimicoCallithrixCebuellaLeontocebusLeontopithecusMicodonSaguinusCatarrhiniMicropithecusSaadaniusOligopithecidaeCatopithecusOligopithecusPropliopithecidaeAegyptopithecusPropliopithecusPliopithecoideaDionysopithecidaeCrouzeliidaePliobatesCercopithecoideaAlophe