Afropithecus

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Translingual

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Afropithecus turkanensis skull cast

Etymology

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From afro- +‎ Pithecus (obsolete genus) (from Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, ape)).

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Afropithecus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Proconsulidae – certain extinct apes of the Miocene, 18-16 million years ago.

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