Nakalipithecus

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Nakalipithecus nakayamai is a prehistoric great ape species that lived in today''s Kenya region early in the Late Miocene, 10 million years ago (mya). It is the type species of the new genus Nakalipithecus. This ape was described from a fossil jawbone and eleven isolated teeth excavated in 2005 by a team of Japanese and Kenyan researchers in mud flow deposits in Nakali region of northern Kenya''s Rift Valley Province, giving the genus its scientific name which means "Nakali ape". The fossil teeth were covered in thick enamel, suggesting that the diet of this hominoid included a considerable amount of hard objects, possibly nuts or seeds.