Partial cranium ofCercopithecoides kimeuiLeakey, 1982 from Rawi Gully, southwestern Kenya
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
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| ANO | 2003 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | American Journal of Physical Anthropology |
| ISSN | 0002-9483 |
| E-ISSN | 1096-8644 |
| EDITORA | Berghahn Journals (United Kingdom) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.10279 |
| CITAÇÕES | 5 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
| MD5 |
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Resumo
The Rawi Gully, located on the Homa Peninsula in southwestern Kenya, has produced several fossil elements of a large cercopithecid from sediments approximately 2.5 million years old (Ma). Nearly all of these elements appear to represent a single adult male individual of the colobine speciesCercopithecoides kimeuiLeakey, 1982. Part of the face, mandible, dentition, and several small postcranial fragments were collected by the Homa Peninsula Paleoanthropological Project (HPPP) in 1994 and 1995. This individual also appears to be represented by material collected in two previous expeditions to the site, one led by David Pilbeam in the 1970s and an earlier expedition led by L.S.B. Leakey in 1933. This specimen may extend the first appearance ofC. kimeuiby approximately 500 Kyr, and provides the first evidence for much of the male facial morphology in this species. Furthermore, Rawi may represent a more wooded habitat than the other occurrences ofC. kimeuiat Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, and Koobi Fora, Kenya, indicating thatC. kimeuimay have been relatively flexible in its habitat preferences. Am J Phys Anthropol 122:191–199, 2003. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.