Fundstelle Moroto II (UPE collections), Uganda - Evolution der Primaten

Moroto II (UPE collections), Uganda

Fundort:	Moroto II (UPE collections), Uganda, , Uganda
Taxon:	Afropithecus turkanensis aus der Familie Proconsulidae
Fossilien und Beschreibung der Fundstelle:
Macrofossils,mesofossils, Age constrained by being within Brachyodus range see comment on Moroto II concerning age assignment Moroto II and II fauna are Early Miocene–Middle Miocene in age (Pickford et al. 2003; Grossman et al. 2014; Pickford et al. 2017) , The fluvial sediments include argillites, silts, and conglomerates
Geschätztes Alter der Fundstelle:	zwischen 11,608 und 23,03 Millionen Jahre aus der Formation in Uganda
Geologie, Sratigraphie	Aquitanian, Burdigalian, Langhian, Serravallian, Tortonian / Early Miocene /
Koordinaten:	2° 40 ' 19 '' N, 34° 42 ' 51 '' O
Die Daten sowie die folgende Systematik stammen aus der Paleobiology Database, Lizenz

Literatur M. Pickford, B. Senut, D. Gommery, E. Musiime 2003, New Catarrhine fossils from Moroto II, Early Middle Miocene (ca 17.5 Ma) Uganda. Comptes Rendus Palevol. 2:8, p. 649 - 662
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