Mammalia - Primates - Proconsulidae
Full reference: I. Nengo, P. Tafforeau, G.C. Gilbert, J.G. Fleagle, E.R. Miller, C. Feibel, D.L. Fox, J. Feinberg, K.D. Pugh, C. Berruyer, S. Mana, Z. Engle, and F. Spoor. 2017. New infant cranium from the African Miocene sheds light on ape evolution. Nature 548:169-174
Belongs to Nyanzapithecus according to I. Nengo et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Nyanzapithecus harrisoni, Nyanzapithecus pickfordi, Nyanzapithecus vancouveringorum
Type specimen: KNM-NP 59050. Its type locality is Nyanzapithecus alesi-type locality, which is in a Serravallian terrestrial horizon in the Emunyan Formation of Kenya.
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Nyanzapithecus alesi-type locality
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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