Fundstelle Nyanzapithecus alesi-type locality, Kenia - Evolution der Primaten

Nyanzapithecus alesi-type locality, Kenia

Fundort:	Nyanzapithecus alesi-type locality, Kenia, , Kenia
Taxon:	Nyanzapithecus alesi aus der Familie Proconsulidae
Fossilien und Beschreibung der Fundstelle:
Macrofossils, 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.
Geschätztes Alter der Fundstelle:	zwischen 11,62 und 13,82 Millionen Jahre aus der Emunyan Formation in Kenia
Geologie, Sratigraphie	Serravallian / Serravallian / Emunyan
Koordinaten:	2° 57 ' 0 '' N, 35° 52 ' 0 '' O
Die Daten sowie die folgende Systematik stammen aus der Paleobiology Database, Lizenz

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
Systematik Hominoidea †Proconsulidae †Rangwapithecus †Rangwapithecus gordoni †Proconsul †Proconsul major †Proconsul gitongai †Proconsul meswae †Proconsul africanus †Nacholapithecus †Nacholapithecus kerioi †Heliopithecus †Morotopithecus †Morotopithecus bishopi †Afropithecus †Afropithecus turkanensis †Proconsulinae †Turkanapithecus †Turkanapithecus kalakolensis †Nyanzapithecus †Nyanzapithecus vancouveringorum †Nyanzapithecus alesi †Nyanzapithecus harrisoni †Nyanzapithecus pickfordi †Xenopithecus