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Kenyapithecus

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prop. n.1.A genus of extinct primates having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; its fossils were found in Maboko in Kenya.
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Noun1.Kenyapithecus - extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya
genus Kenyapithecus
mammal genus - a genus of mammals
Hominoidea, superfamily Hominoidea - anthropoid apes and human beings


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Arm, leg, and foot bones of Kenyapithecus contain features in common with later African apes and humans but not fossils of Asian apes dating to around 12 million to 8 million years ago, McCrossin contends.
Ancient apes' contested family ties by Bower, Bruce / Science News
He and his colleagues have found fossils of a 15-million-year-old African ape, Kenyapithecus (see p.
Oldest fossil ape may be human ancestor by Bower, Bruce / Science News
Based on an analysis of the bone and the eight teeth it retains, they assign the fossil to the species Kenyapithecus africanus, previously known from fragmentary remains.
Jawing with an ancient ape by Bower, Bruce / Science News
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