A Hominoid Genus from the Early Miocene of Uganda
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1997
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Abstract
Fossils from a large-bodied hominoid from early Miocene sediments of Uganda, along
with material recovered in the 1960s, show features of the shoulder and vertebral column
that are significantly similar to those of living apes and humans. The large-bodied
hominoid from Uganda dates to at least 20.6 million years ago and thus represents the
oldest known hominoid sharing these derived characters with living apes and humans
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Hominoid Genus, Miocene, Uganda
Citation
Gebo, D. L., MacLatchy, L., Kityo, R., Deino, A., Kingston, J., & Pilbeam, D. (1997). A hominoid genus from the early Miocene of Uganda. Science, 276(5311), 401-404.