Top and side views of the Nakalipithecus holotype, a jawbone and the molars
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Primates
Suborder:
Haplorhini
Infraorder:
Simiiformes
Superfamily:
Hominoidea
Family:
Hominidae
Genus:
†Nakalipithecus Kunimatsu et al., 2007
Species:
†N. nakayamai
Binomial name
†Nakalipithecus nakayamai
Kunimatsu et al., 2007
Nakalipithecus nakayamai, sometimes referred to as the Nakali ape,[1] is an extinct species of great ape from Nakali, Kenya, from about 9.9–9.8 million years ago during the Late Miocene. It is known from a right jawbone with 3 molars and from 11 isolated teeth. The jawbone specimen is presumed female as the teeth are similar in size to those of female gorillas and orangutans. Compared to other great apes, the canines are short, the enamel is thin, and the molars are flatter. Nakalipithecus seems to have inhabited a sclerophyllous woodland environment.
^Kiarie, Maina. "Nakalipithecus". Enzi Museum. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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