Afropithecus
Translingual
Afropithecus turkanensis skull cast
Etymology
From afro- + Pithecus (“obsolete genus”) (from Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “ape”)).
Proper noun
†Afropithecus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Proconsulidae – certain extinct apes of the Miocene, 18-16 million years ago.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; †Proconsuloidea - superfamily; †Proconsulidae - familyl †Afropithecinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): †Afropithecus turkanensis (species)
References
Afropithecus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Afropithecinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Afropithecus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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