| Literature DB >> 11795968 |
Richard J Sherwood1, Steve Ward, Andrew Hill, Dana L Duren, Barbara Brown, Will Downs.
Abstract
A partial skeleton was recovered from middle Miocene Muruyur sediments near Kipsaramon in the Tugen Hills, Baringo District, Kenya. The specimen, representing much of the upper skeleton, comes from locality BPRP#122 dated between 15.58 Ma and 15.36 Ma. It is referable to the middle Miocene hominoid taxon Equatorius africanus. Preliminary descriptions of the partial skeleton are provided. While the anatomy of the wrist, thorax and hindlimb in Equatorius is similar to that of Afropithecus and Proconsul, the morphology of the new skeleton confirms earlier interpretations of greater terrestriality in Equatorius. Copyright 2002 Academic Press.Mesh:
Year: 2002 PMID: 11795968 DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2001.0502
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hum Evol ISSN: 0047-2484 Impact factor: 3.895