New Finds of a Small Anthropoid Primate from Nachola, Northern Kenya

Twenty two specimens of a small anthropoid primates, discovered at Nachola during the field seasons of 1982-86. are described in detail. One mandibular fragment is inculuded in the material, but other specimens are isolated teeth, including upper and lower molars and lower premolars. The material is considered to belong to Nyanzapithecus.

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