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Taxonomy
Kenyapithecus was named by Leakey (1961).
It was assigned to Hominidae by Leakey (1968); and to Kenyapithecini by Andrews (1992).
It was assigned to Hominidae by Leakey (1968); and to Kenyapithecini by Andrews (1992).
Species
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene | Kenya | K. walkeri (70808) | |
| Burdigalian | South Africa (Namaqualand) | K. sp. (51190) | |
| Langhian | Kenya | K. sp. (22071 22082) K. wickeri (22070) |