Ekembo

Translingual edit

Ekembo nyanzae, partial fossil skeleton

Etymology edit

From Suba ekembo (“ape, monkey”).

Proper noun edit

†Ekembo m

A taxonomic genus within the order Primates – extinct apes of the Miocene, 20-17 million years ago.

Usage notes edit

Formerly included in genus Proconsul. Currently not classified within a family.

Hyponyms edit

(genus): †Ekembo nyanzae, †Ekembo heseloni (species)

References edit

Ekembo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hominoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ekembo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ekembo at Paleobiology Database

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