†Samburupithecus Ishida and Pickford 1997 (ape)
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Full reference: H. Ishida and M. Pickford. 1997. A new late Miocene hominoid from Kenya: Samburupithecus kiptalami gen. et sp. nov. Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie II 325(10):823-829
Parent taxon: Hominoidea according to H Ishida and M Pickford 1997
Sister taxa: Chororapithecus, Ekembo, Equatorius, Hominidae, Hylobatidae, Langsonia, Proconsulidae, Rukwapithecus
Subtaxa: Samburupithecus kiptalami
Type: Samburupithecus kiptalami
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Samburu Hills Site SH 22 (Miocene to Miocene of Kenya)
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