The anatomy and systematic position of the early Miocene proconsulid from Meswa Bridge, Kenya

T. Harrison, and P. Andrews

2009

Article

Journal of Human Evolution 56(5):479-496

Find it at:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.02.005

Taxa discussed in this work:

• Proconsul africanus
• Proconsul gitongai
• Proconsul heseloni
• Proconsul major
• Proconsul meswae
• Proconsul nyanzae
• Proconsulinae

Taxonomy:

• Proconsulinae belongs to Proconsulidae - Harrison and Andrews (2009)
• Proconsul meswae belongs to Proconsul - Harrison and Andrews (2009)
• Proconsul africanus belongs to Proconsul - Harrison and Andrews (2009)
• Proconsul nyanzae belongs to Proconsul - Harrison and Andrews (2009)
• Proconsul major belongs to Proconsul - Harrison and Andrews (2009)
• Proconsul heseloni belongs to Proconsul - Harrison and Andrews (2009)
• Ugandapithecus belongs to Proconsul - Harrison and Andrews (2009)
• Proconsul gitongai belongs to Proconsul - Harrison and Andrews (2009)