ABSTRACT
Hominoid postcranial remains have been recovered from Miocene deposits on Maboko Island. Hominids can be differentiated from pongids morphologically in terms of three character complexes: the dentition and face; the postcranial skeleton, particularly pelvic girdle and hindlimbs; and the brain. The dentition of Aegyptopithecus zeuxis resembles that of later dryopithecines, particularly those from earlier Miocene sites in Uganda and Kenya, in such features as relative proportions of anterior and posterior teeth, molar size progression, presence of molar cingula, and certain features of occlusal morphology. Other aspects of the dentition are more primitive than Dryopithecusspecies. Dryopithecines occur in European deposits no earlier than Middle Miocene. In a document of the length, it is almost impossible to deal adequately with all the various aspects of paleoprimatology of the Old World hominoids. Gigantopithecus shares a number of features with hominids: a short, deep face, relatively large cheek teeth and small canines and incisors, and massive mandibles.
