Kogolepithecus
| Kogolepithecus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †K. morotoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Kogolepithecus morotoensis Pickford et. al., 2003 | |
Kogolepithecus is an extinct genus of catarrhine primate that inhabited Uganda during the Burdigalian. It contains the species K. morotoensis.[1]
References
- ^ Pickford, Martin; Senut, Brigitte; Gommery, Dominique; Musiime, Ezra (31 December 2003). "New Catarrhine fossils from Moroto II, Early Middle Miocene (ca 17.5 Ma) Uganda". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 2 (8): 649–662. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2003.10.001. Retrieved 6 February 2025.