A second new Miocene hominoid from Kenya

A recently discovered early Miocene site in northern Kenya (see preceding paper 1 ) has yielded a number of important fossil hominoid specimens including a partial cranium, mandible and postcranial remains of a medium-sized ape that is distinct from all previously reported genera. The relationship o...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1986-11, Vol.324 (6093), p.146-148
Main Authors: Leakey, R. E, Leakey, M. G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Earth sciences
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Paleontology
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Vertebrate paleontology
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Summary:A recently discovered early Miocene site in northern Kenya (see preceding paper 1 ) has yielded a number of important fossil hominoid specimens including a partial cranium, mandible and postcranial remains of a medium-sized ape that is distinct from all previously reported genera. The relationship of this taxon to other known hominoids is not clear. A new genus of large hominoid was found at the same site 1 . The recovery of two new genera of Miocene hominoids which are apparently not represented at the well known and rich Miocene localities of western Kenya may indicate that a different ecology is being sampled.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/324146a0