Nacholapithecus

Nacholapithecus kerioi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation:Hominoidea

Superregnum:Eukaryota Cladus:Unikonta Cladus:Opisthokonta Cladus:Holozoa Regnum:Animalia Subregnum:Eumetazoa Cladus:Bilateria Cladus:Nephrozoa Superphylum:Deuterostomia Phylum:Chordata Subphylum:Vertebrata Infraphylum:Gnathostomata Megaclassis:Osteichthyes Cladus:Sarcopterygii Cladus:Rhipidistia Cladus:Tetrapodomorpha Cladus:Eotetrapodiformes Cladus:Elpistostegalia Superclassis:Tetrapoda Cladus:Reptiliomorpha Cladus:Amniota Cladus:Synapsida Cladus:Eupelycosauria Cladus:Sphenacodontia Cladus:Sphenacodontoidea Cladus:Therapsida Cladus:Theriodontia Cladus:Cynodontia Cladus:Eucynodontia Cladus:Probainognathia Cladus:Prozostrodontia Cladus:Mammaliaformes Classis:Mammalia Subclassis:Trechnotheria Infraclassis:Zatheria Supercohors:Theria Cohors:Eutheria Infraclassis:Placentalia Cladus:Boreoeutheria Superordo:Euarchontoglires Ordo:Primates Subordo:Haplorhini Infraordo:Simiiformes Parvordo:Catarrhini Superfamilia:Hominoidea

Familia:incertae sedis
Genus: †Nacholapithecus
Species: †N.kerioi

Name

NacholapithecusIshida,Kunimatsu,Nakatsukasa&Nakano,1999

References

Primary references

• Ishida, H.,Kunimatsu, Y.,Nakatsukasa, M.&Nakano, Y.1999. New Hominoid Genus from the Middle Miocene of Nachola, Kenya.Anthropological Science107(2): 189–191.DOI:10.1537/ase.107.189Reference page.

Additional references

• Ishida, H.,Kunimatsu, Y.,Takano, T.,Nakano, Y.&Nakatsukasa, M.2004.Nacholapithecusskeleton from the Middle Miocene of Kenya.Journal of Human Evolution46(1): 69–103.DOI:10.1016/j.jhevol.2003.10.001Reference page.
• Nakatsukasa, M.,Kunimatsu, Y.,Nakano, Y.,Egi, N.&Ishida, H.2007. Postcranial bones of infantNacholapithecus:ontogeny and positional behavioral adaptation.Anthropological Science115(3): 201–213.DOI:10.1537/ase.070409

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