Nacholapithecus is a Middle Miocenegenus of hominoid found in the Nachola formation in northern Kenya. It is a key genus in early hominid evolution. Similar in body plan to Proconsul, it had a long vertebral column with six lumbar vertebrae, no tail, a narrow torso, large upper limbs with mobile shoulder joints, and long feet. Nacholapithecus kerioi Nacholapithecus kerioi is a hominoid known from the  Aka Aiteputh Formation, in Nachola, Northern Kenya. Formation The formation is largely part of the north-western rift flank overlying the Nachola Formation , part of the Neogene system (Samburu) .
Nacholapithecus kerioi was an ape that lived 14-15 million years ago during the Middle Miocene. Fossils have been found in the Nachola formation in northern Kenya. The only member of the genus Nacholapithecus, it is thought to be a key genus in early hominid evolution. Similar in body plan to Proconsul, it had a long vertebral column with six lumbar vertebrae, no tail, a narrow torso, large upper limbs with mobile shoulder joints, and long feet. Fossil finds Nacholapithecus kerioi is known from the lowest part of the Aka Aiteputh Formation, one of five formations in the Neogene System in Nachola, Samburu District, northern Kenya. The formation is largely part of the north-western rift flank overlying the Nachola Formation .
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Nacholapithecus kerioi Nacholapithecus kerioi is a hominoid
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in Nachola, Northern Kenya.
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one of five formations in the Neogene System in Nachola, Samburu District, northern Kenya.
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, part of the Neogene system (Samburu)