Rangwapithecus gordoni Andrews 1974 (ape)

Mammalia - Primates - Proconsulidae

Alternative combination: Dryopithecus (Rangwapithecus) gordoni

Full reference: P. Andrews. 1974. New species of Dryopithecus from Kenya. Nature 249(5453):188

Belongs to Rangwapithecus according to T. Harrison 2010

See also Andrews 1974

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: KNM-SO 700, a maxilla (maxilla with complete upper dentition except for the incisors)

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Rangwapithecus gordoni in the database

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