Ekembo is an early ape (hominoid) genus found in 17- to 20-million-year-old sediments from the Miocene epoch. Specimens have been found at sites around the ancient Kisingiri volcano in Kenya on Rusinga Island and Mfangano Island in Lake Victoria. The name Ekembo is Suba for "ape" or "monkey". [1]

Ekembo nyanzae, originally classed as a species of Proconsul, is a species of fossil primate first discovered by Louis Leakey on Rusinga Island in 1942, which he published in Nature in 1943. It is also known by the name Dryopithecus africanus.

This is a mandible fragment of a male Ekembo nyanzae with the right C-M3, and the left P3 and the M1-M2 from the early Miocene site of Rusinga Island in Lake Victoria, Western Kenya. It preserves the symphysial area and most of the mandibular body below the preserved dentition.

This is a complete mandible of a male Ekembo nyanzae with the left C-M3 and the right M1-M3 in situ. Associated with the mandible is a maxilla with the P3-M3 in situ, and the isolated right upper I2, and left upper I2. Ekembo is known from the early Miocene of Rusinga and Mfangano Islands of Lake Victoria, Western Kenya. Localities from the two ...

This is a complete mandible of a male Ekembo nyanzae with the left C-M3 and the right M1-M3 in situ. Associated with the mandible is a maxilla with the P3-M3 in situ, and the isolated right upper I2, and left upper I2. Ekembo is known from the early Miocene of Rusinga and Mfangano Islands of Lake Victoria, Western Kenya. Localities from the two ...

Fossil of Ekembo, an extinct mammal (Musee d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris). By 17 million years ago, a land bridge formed between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. This created a new pathway for mammals to disperse out of Africa.

old ape Ekembo presents opportunities for new modes of research on this pivotal taxon. In this talk, I discuss results of quantitative analyses aimed at clarifying the taxonomic and phylogenetic status of Ekembo. These bear strongly on its identification as an ape and its position within that clade. Importantly, this work

A taxonomic genus within the order Primates – extinct apes of the Miocene, 20-17 million years ago. Formerly included in genus Proconsul. Currently not classified within a family. Ekembo on Wikipedia. Hominoidea on Wikispecies. Category: Ekembo on Wikimedia Commons.

Aug 23, 2019 · Rusinga is well known for its fossil primates – in particular, the medium-sized ape Ekembo – and for the exquisite preservation that led to the discovery of tens of thousands of fossil mammals, reptiles, insects, fruits, seeds, and leaves.

Ekembo is an early ape (hominoid) genus found in 17- to 20-million-year-old sediments from the Miocene epoch. Specimens have been found at sites around the ancient Kisingiri volcano in Kenya on Rusinga Island and Mfangano Island in Lake Victoria. The name Ekembo is Suba for "ape" or "monkey". [1]