Nacholapithecus kerioi Ishida et al. 1999 (ape)

Mammalia - Primates - Proconsulidae

Full reference: H. Ishida, Y. Kunimatsu, M. Nakatsukasa and Y. Nakano. 1999. New hominoid genus from the Middle Miocene of Nachola, Kenya. Anthropological Science 107(2):189-191

Belongs to Nacholapithecus according to H. Ishida et al. 1999

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: KNM BG 35250, a partial skeleton (partial skeleton comprising maxillae and mandible, incomplete vertebral column, and parts of both forelimbs and hindlimbs)

Ecology: arboreal omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Nacholapithecus kerioi in the database

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