Nyanzapithecus
| Nyanzapithecus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Skull of N. pickfordi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Haplorhini |
| Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
| Family: | †Dendropithecidae |
| Subfamily: | †Nyanzapithecinae |
| Genus: | †Nyanzapithecus Harrison 1986 |
| Type species | |
| Nyanzapithecus pickfordi | |
| Other species | |
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Nyanzapithecus is an extinct genus of primate from the Middle Miocene of Maboko Island, Nyanza Province, Kenya. This genus is known from four species. It had an average body mass of around 10 kg (22 lb).