Dental variation of Proconsul from the Tinderet region, Kenya

Akiko Uchida

doi:10.1006/jhev.1996.0074

Dental variation of Proconsul from the Tinderet region, Kenya

Akiko Uchida^*

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Abstract

The morphology of mandibular molars of the two Proconsul species, Proconsul major and Proconsul africanus, from the Tinderet region, Kenya was analyzed. While the molar size variability within the Tinderet P. major was slightly greater than those of local African ape subspecies, the shape variability was comparable. Because the two Proconsul species show some differences in cusp areal proportions, P. major is not just a larger P. africanus in molar morphology. Napak specimens are generally similar to the Tinderet P. major.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	489-497
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Human Evolution
Volume	31
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1006/jhev.1996.0074
Publication status	Published - 1996 Dec
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Molar cusp areas
Proconsul africanus
Proconsul major
Variation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Anthropology

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