†Rukwapithecus fleaglei Stevens et al. 2013 (ape)
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Full reference: N. J. Stevens, E. R. Seiffert, P. M. O'Connor, E. M. Roberts, M. D. Schmitz, C. Krause, E. Gorscak, S. Ngasala, T. L. Hieronymus and J. Temu. 2013. Palaeontological evidence for an Oligocene divergence between Old World monkeys and apes. Nature 497:611-614
Belongs to Rukwapithecus according to N. J. Stevens et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: RRBP 12444A, a mandible. Its type locality is Nsungwe 2B, which is in an Oligocene fluvial sandstone in the Nsungwe Formation of Tanzania.
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Nsungwe 2B
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