👉 Anthropopithecus is a genus of extinct apes that lived during the Middle to Late Upper Paleolithic period, around 10,500-8,200 BCE. The name "anthropopithecus" comes from the Greek word "anthro", meaning human, and "pithecus," which means ape. The exact evolutionary lineage of this group is not fully known, as there are many hypotheses about their origins. However, some theories