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A mandible of Kenyapithecus africanus, with many of the teeth preserved, has been found at Kathwanga, Rusinga Island, Kenya. Previously the lower dentition of this species was unknown—except by inference from the mandible fragments with the crowns of the teeth broken off. The age of this member of the Hominidae is early Miocene.
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LEAKEY, L. Lower Dentition of Kenyapithecus africanus. Nature 217, 827–830 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217827a0
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