| Afropithecus Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Superfamily: | Hominoidea |
| Epifamily: | †Proconsuloidae |
| Family: | †Proconsulidae |
| Subfamily: | †Afropithecinae |
| Genus: | †Afropithecus |
| Species: | †A. turkanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Afropithecus turkanensis Leakey and Leakey, 1986 | |
Afropithecus turkanensis was a Miocene hominoid. It was excavated near Lake Turkana, and was named by Richard and Meave Leakey.