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Description Victoriapithecus based on a well-preserved skull from Miocene deposits at Maboko Island, Kenya.Well developed nuchal and sagittal crests indicate very strong temporalis muscles, although in other respectsthe skull is typically cercopithecine-like, and the teeth suggest a mostly frugivorous diet. Total length of the skull about 12 cm.
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Source Africa – the Evolution of a Continent and its Large Mammal Fauna
Author Mauricio Antón, published with Alan Turner

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