Afropithecus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From afro- + Pithecus (“obsolete genus”) (from Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”)).
Proper noun edit
†Afropithecus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Proconsulidae – certain extinct apes of the Miocene, 18-16 million years ago.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; †Proconsuloidea - superfamily; †Proconsulidae - familyl †Afropithecinae - subfamily
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): †Afropithecus turkanensis (species)
References edit
Afropithecus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Afropithecinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Afropithecus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
