Afropithecus turkanensis

Summary

Afropithecus turkanensis is a fossil taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Afropithecus turkanensis's image is recorded as Afropithecus turkanensis 16-18 maf kenya.JPG^[3].
• Afropithecus turkanensis's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[4].
• Afropithecus turkanensis's taxon rank is recorded as species^[5].
• Afropithecus turkanensis's parent taxon is recorded as Afropithecus^[6].
• Afropithecus turkanensis's taxon name is recorded as Afropithecus turkanensis^[7].
• Afropithecus turkanensis's Commons category is recorded as Afropithecus^[8].
• Afropithecus turkanensis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/080c6k^[9].
• Afropithecus turkanensis's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 97222^[10].
• Afropithecus turkanensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4974711^[11].
• Afropithecus turkanensis's ZooBank ID for name or act is recorded as F3FE2AEE-E39A-4BE4-8033-E40A3381FA83^[12].
• Afropithecus turkanensis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. turkanensis'}^[13].
• Afropithecus turkanensis's time period is recorded as Miocene^[14].
• Afropithecus turkanensis's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2781201882^[15].
• Afropithecus turkanensis's Paleobiology Database taxon ID is recorded as 97222^[16].

Why It Matters

Afropithecus turkanensis ranks in the top 4% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]