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Kenyanthropus
Leakey et al., 2001
Details
Year: 2001
Taxonomic Rank: Genus
Holotype: KNM-WT 40000
Status: Potentially valid
Remark:
Remarks
Leakey et al. established this genus with
Kenyanthropus platyops
as the type species.
Authorship Reference
M. G. Leakey
,
F. Spoor
,
F. H. Brown
,
P. N. Gathogo
,
C. Kiarie
,
L. N. Leakey
, and
I. McDougall
New hominin genus from eastern Africa shows diverse Middle Pliocene lineages
Nature,
410
(6827), 433-440, 2001
https://doi.org/10.1038/35068500