Otavipithecus namibiensis - type locality (Miocene of Namibia)
Where: Namibia (19.5° S, 18.3° E)
• Paleocoordinates: 23.1° S, 17.4° E (Wright 2013)
When: Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: fissure fill; lithified breccia
Size class: macrofossils
Primary reference: G.C. Conroy, M. Pickfordi, B. Senut, J. Couvering, and P. Mein. 1992. Otavipithecus namibiensis, first Miocene hominoid from southern Africa. Nature 356:144-148 [G. Slater/A. Wisniewski]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 201487: authorized by Graham Slater, entered by Anna Wisniewski on 09.05.2019
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Otavipithecus namibiensis Conroy et al. 1992 ape |