New finds of small fossil apes from the Miocene locality at Koru in Kenya

T. Harrison

doi:10.1016/S0047-2484(81)80010-3

New finds of small fossil apes from the Miocene locality at Koru in Kenya

T. Harrison

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Abstract

New finds of fossil primates from the Lower Miocene deposits at Koru can be assigned to three presently described species, Limnopithecus legetet, Micropithecus clarki and Dendropithecus macinnesi. The large sample now known from Koru permits a more complete understanding of the detailed morphology of these three species, and also provides a basis for the reassessment of the taxonomic status of material previously assigned to these taxa.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	129-137
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Human Evolution
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0047-2484(81)80010-3
State	Published - Feb 1981

Keywords

Dendropithecus
Koru
Limnopithecus
Micropithecus
Miocene
ape

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Anthropology

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New finds of small fossil apes from the Miocene locality at Koru in Kenya

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