Nyanzapithecus
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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 .
==Taxonomy== Fifteen cranio-dental specimens of this species were collected from the island between the years 1933-73.
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