†Turkanapithecus kalakolensis Leakey and Leakey 1986 (ape)
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Mammalia - Primates - Proconsulidae
Full reference: R. E. Leakey and M. G. Leakey. 1986. A second new Miocene hominoid from Kenya. Nature 324(13):146-148
Belongs to Turkanapithecus according to R. E. Leakey and M. G. Leakey 1986
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: KNM-WK 16950A and B, a partial skull (partial cranium and mandible). Its type locality is Kalodirr, west of Lake Turkana, which is in a Burdigalian channel horizon in the Lothidok Formation of Kenya.
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Kalodirr, west of Lake Turkana
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