Ekembo

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Translingual[edit]

Ekembo nyanzae, partial fossil skeleton

Etymology[edit]

From Suba ekembo (“ape, monkey”).

Proper noun[edit]

†Ekembo m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the order Primates – extinct apes of the Miocene, 20-17 million years ago.

Usage notes[edit]

Formerly included in genus Proconsul. Currently not classified within a family.

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