Preliminary description of the Equatorius africanus partial skeleton (KNM-TH 28860) from Kipsaramon, Tugen Hills, Baringo District, Kenya.
A partial skeleton was recovered from middle Miocene Muruyur sediments near Kipsaramon in the Tugen Hills, Baringo District, Kenya. The specimen, representing much of the upper skeleton, comes from locality BPRP#122 dated between 15.58 Ma and 15.36 Ma. It is referable to the middle Miocene hominoid taxon Equatorius africanus. Preliminary descriptions of the partial skeleton are provided. While the anatomy of the wrist, thorax and hindlimb in Equatorius is similar to that of Afropithecus and Proconsul, the morphology of the new skeleton confirms earlier interpretations of greater terrestriality in Equatorius.
Sherwood
Richard J
RJ
Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA. rjsherwood@facstaff.wisc.edu
Ward
Steve
S
Hill
Andrew
A
Duren
Dana L
DL
Brown
Barbara
B
Downs
Will
W
D000818:Animals; D000885:Anthropology, Physical; D001842:Bone and Bones; D005580:Fossils; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D015186:Hominidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D010802:Phylogeny; D012863:Skeleton; D013909:Thorax / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D014953:Wrist / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology