†Micropithecus leakeyorum Harrison 1989 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Dendropithecidae
Full reference: T. Harrison. 1989. A new species of Micropithecus from the middle Miocene of Kenya. Journal of Human Evolution 18(6):537-557
Belongs to Micropithecus according to T. Harrison 1989
Sister taxon: Micropithecus clarki
Type specimen: KNM-MB 11660, a mandible (left mandibular fragment with P3-M2). Its type locality is Maboko Island - Maboko fm., which is in a Langhian wet floodplain tuff in the Maboko Formation of Kenya.
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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