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Taxonomy
Proconsul hamiltoni was named by Madden (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lothidok Hill, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Erageleit Formation of Kenya. It is the type species of Kamoyapithecus.
It was recombined as Kamoyapithecus hamiltoni by Leakey et al. (1995).
It was recombined as Kamoyapithecus hamiltoni by Leakey et al. (1995).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Proconsul hamiltoni Madden |
| 1995 | Kamoyapithecus hamiltoni Leakey et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Kamoyapithecus hamiltoni Madden 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available