Overview
Known from a single maxillary fragment with teeth from the Late Miocene of Kenya. It is one of very few African ape fossils from the 9-10 MYA period and demonstrates that large-bodied apes were present in East Africa during a critical gap in the fossil record.
Key Fossils
KNM-SH 8531 (maxilla fragment)
Brain Anatomy
No Cranial Data Available
No cranial remains or endocasts have been recovered for this species, so brain morphology cannot be directly assessed.
Tools & Technology
No Tool Associations
No stone tools have been directly associated with this species in the archaeological record.