The Pliopithecus is a primate of the Miocene and the Pliocene. It was discovered in the year 1837 by E. Lartet (1801–1871) in France. The Pliopithecus is an ancestor of the modern gibbon. According to a 1978-edition of a book on humans of the time-life books.inc these would have been the oldest ancestors of humankind discovered. Families 13, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans. ... The Miocene epoch is a period of time that extends from about 23 to 5. ... The Pliocene epoch (a. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... An ancestor is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor. ... Genera Hylobates Hoolock Nomascus Symphalangus Gibbons are the small apes that are grouped in the family Hylobatidae. ...
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Pliopithecus Fossil Range: Late Miocene - Pliocene
The Miocene epoch is a period of time that extends from about 23 to 5. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anenomes) Placozoa {trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Subclass Multituberculata (extinct) Plagiaulacida Cimolodonta Subclass Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Subclass Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Placentalia Afrosoricida Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Cimolesta (extinct) Creodonta (extinct) Condylarthra (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Mesonychia (extinct) Notoungulata (extinct) Perissodactyla Pholidota Plesiadapiformes (extinct) Primates Proboscidea Rodentia Scandentia Sirenia Taeniodonta... For the ecclesiastical use of this term, see primate (religion) Families 13, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, and apes, including humans. ... Species 14 species, see text Gibbons are small apes that are traditionally grouped in the genus Hylobates. ... Wilhelm Friedrich Hemprich (June 24, 1796 - June 30, 1825) was a German naturalist. ...
At 30m years ago Pliopithecus was credited with having started the genetic drift into the mammalian sub species.
Pliopithecus, Ramapithecus, A/Africanus, Homo Sapiens, Neanderthal, Cro Magnon,
It then took a further 1m years for the next stage to appear, the now fully omnivorous Homo Erectus, who lived around 1.5m years ago, and who was not, of course, the first erect member of the species.