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genus kenyapithecusnounextinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in kenya

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genus kenyapithecusnounextinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in kenya
cercopithecusnountype genus of the cercopithecidae: guenons
australopithecusnounSynonym of australopith.
dryopithecusnouna genus of extinct great apes from the middle–late Miocene boundary of Europe 12.5 to 11.1 million years ago (mya).
cercopithecus aethiopsnounwhite and olive green east african monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face
australopithecinenoun(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus in the subtribe Australopithecina when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
paranthropusnouna genus of extinct hominin which contains two widely accepted species: P. robustus and P. boisei.
pithecanthropusnounformer genus of primitive apelike men now homo erectus
australopithecinesnoun(anthropology, paleontology) Any of several extinct hominids, belonging to the genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus in the subtribe Australopithecina when seen as distinct, and sometimes other closely related genera.
dryopithecinenoun(zoology) Any member of this subfamily of primates.
sinanthropusnoun(from Sino-, "China", and anthro-, "man") an archaic genus in the scientific classification system to which the early hominid fossils of Peking Man, Lantian Man, Nanjing Man, and Yuanmou Man were once assigned.
cercopithecoidnoun(zoology) Any species of the superfamily Cercopithecoidea (the Old World monkeys).
cercopithecidaenounold world monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
crocodylusnouna genus of true crocodiles in the family Crocodylidae.
kenyattanoun
glyptodonnoun(paleontology) A member of the genus Glyptodon of extinct giant armadillos.
pygmy chimpanzeenoun(obsolete) Synonym of bonobo.
hominidnounAny primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the nonhuman great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.
ankylosaurusnounA large herbivorous dinosaur, of genus Ankylosaurus, that lived in the Cretaceous period, noted for its heavy armor and club-like tail.
coelophysisnoun(traditionally; or , as heard more commonly in recent decades) a genus of coelophysid theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 215 to 208.5 million years ago during the Late Triassic period from the middle to late Norian age in what is now the southwestern United States.

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