†Nyanzapithecus harrisoni Kunimatsu 1997 (ape)
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Mammalia - Primates - Proconsulidae
Full reference: Y. Kunimatsu. 1997. New Species of Nyanzapithecus from Nachola, Northern Kenya. Anthropological Science 105:117-141
Belongs to Nyanzapithecus according to Y. Kunimatsu 1997
Sister taxa: Nyanzapithecus alesi, Nyanzapithecus pickfordi, Nyanzapithecus vancouveringorum
Type specimen: KNM-BG15237, a tooth (isolated right upper M2 crown)
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Nyanzapithecus harrisoni - type locality (Miocene of Kenya)
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