Equatorius
Extinct genus of primates
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::summary Extinct genus of primates ::
| fossil_range = Miocene
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| taxon = Equatorius
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| type_species = Equatorius africanus
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Equatorius is an extinct genus of kenyapithecine primate found in central Kenya at the Tugen Hills. Thirty-eight large teeth belonging to this middle Miocene hominid in addition to a mandibular and partially complete skeleton dated 15.58 Ma and 15.36 Ma. were later found.
Analysis
The anatomical structures in part was seen to be similar to Afropithecus and Proconsul. Nevertheless, anatomy and morphology suggested the genus had an increased terrestrial habitat.
Taxonomy
, using their previous published study of K.africanus, based the separate definition on comparisons of gnathic and dental anatomy. The classification's validity was subsequently challenged.
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References
- {{Cite journal | last = Begun | first = David R. | title = Technical Comments: Middle Miocene Hominoid Origins | journal = Science |date=March 2000 | volume = 287 | issue = 5462 | page = 2375 | doi = 10.1126/science.287.5462.2375a | doi-access = free }}
- {{Cite journal | last1 = Kelley | first1 = J | last2 = Ward | first2 = S | last3 = Brown | first3 = B | last4 = Hill | first4 = A | last5 = Duren | first5 = DL | title = Dental remains of Equatorius africanus from Kipsaramon, Tugen Hills, Baringo District, Kenya | journal = J Hum Evol |date=Jan–Feb 2002 | volume = 42 | issue = 1–2 | pages = 39–62 | pmid = 11795967 | doi=10.1006/jhev.2001.0504 | bibcode = 2002JHumE..42...39K
- {{Cite journal | last1 = Sherwood | first1 = RJ | last2 = Ward | first2 = S | last3 = Hill | first3 = A | last4 = Duren | first4 = DL | last5 = Brown | first5 = B | last6 = Downs | first6 = W | title = Preliminary description of the Equatorius africanus partial skeleton (KNM-TH 28860) from Kipsaramon, Tugen Hills, Baringo District, Kenya | journal = J Hum Evol |date=Jan–Feb 2002 | volume = 42 | issue = 1–2 | pages = 63–73 | pmid = 11795968 | doi=10.1006/jhev.2001.0502 | bibcode = 2002JHumE..42...63S
- {{Cite book | last1 = Ward | first1 = Steven C. | last2 = Duren | first2 = Dana L. | chapter = Middle and late Miocene African hominoids | editor-last = Hartwig | editor-first = Walter | title = The Primate Fossil Record | publisher = Cambridge University Press | year = 2002 | isbn = 9780521663151 | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Ezm1OA_s6isC&q=%22Equatorius%22&pg=PA387 | bibcode = 2002prfr.book.....H
- {{Cite journal | last1 = Ward | first1 = Steve | last2 = Brown | first2 = Barbara | last3 = Hill | first3 = Andrew | last4 = Kelley | first4 = Jay | last5 = Downs | first5 = Will | title = Equatorius: A New Hominoid Genus from the Middle Miocene of Kenya | journal = Science |date=August 1999 | volume = 285 | issue = 5432 | pages = 1382–1386 | doi = 10.1126/science.285.5432.1382 | pmid=10464093
References
- {{Harvnb. Ward. Brown. Hill. Kelley. 1999
- {{Harvnb. Kelley. Ward. Brown. Hill. 2002
- {{Harvnb. Sherwood. Ward. Hill. Duren. 2002
- {{Harvnb. Ward. Duren. 2002, {{Harvnb. Begun. 2000
- See McCrossin & Benefit's comment in {{Harvnb. Begun. 2000
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