Nyanzapithecus alesi (Proconsulidae)



Nyanzapithecus alesi ist eine Primatenart innerhalb der Familie Proconsulidae.

Fundorte

Systematik

Daten zu den einzelnen Funden von Nyanzapithecus alesi
Sammlung Kommentar zum Fundort Epoche, Alter Geologie, Formation Kommentar zur Sammlung
Nyanzapithecus alesi-type locality Napudet (2° 57′ N, 35° 52′ E), Turkana Basin, Kenya Serravallian
zwischen 11.62 und 13.82 Millionen Jahren
Emunyan Napudet
Kommentar z. Stratigraphie
At the northern end of the Napudet Hills, sedimentary strata comprise four sequences, the lowest of which is a volcaniclastic interval informally termed the Emunyan beds here [...] containing abundant fossil wood and scattered but well-preserved vertebrate fossils.

Literatur

I. Nengo, P. Tafforeau, G.C. Gilbert, J.G. Fleagle, E.R. Miller, C. Feibel, D.L. Fox, J. Feinberg, K.D. Pugh, C. Berruyer, S. Mana, Z. Engle, F. Spoor 2017, New infant cranium from the African Miocene sheds light on ape evolution. Nature. 548, p. 169 - 174