Name - Afropithecus turkanensis Leakey & Leakey 1986

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:575280 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Afropithecus turkanensis

• Morotopithecus bishopi Gebo et al 1997

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Original Description Reference

• A new Miocene hominoid from Kenya. Nature (London), 324No. 6093 1986: 143-146. [Zoological Record Volume 123]

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Recent Publications

• A new Miocene hominoid from Kenya.
• New reconstruction of the Moroto hominoid snout and a reassessment of its affinities to Afropithecus turkanensis.

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