Kenyapithecus

Kenyapithecus
Kenyapithecus Kenyapithecus prop. n. A genus of extinct primates having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; its fossils were found in Maboko in Kenya.

Syn: genus {Kenyapithecus}. [WordNet 1.5]


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