Komba

Kom-bah.
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Name

Komba.

Phonetic

Kom-bah.

Named By

Simpson‭ ‬-‭ ‬1967.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Primates,‭ ‬Strepsirrhini,‭ ‬Lemuriformes,‭ ‬Lorisoidea,‭ ‬Galagidae.‭

Diet

Omnivore‭?

Species

K.‭ ‬robustus,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬minor,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬winamensis,‭ ‬K.‭ ‬walkeri

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Kenya‭ ‬-‭ ‬Maboko Formation.‭ ‬Uganda.

Time Period

Langhian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Komba is an extinct genus of galago,‭ ‬alternatively known as a bushbaby,‭ ‬that lived in Africa during the Miocene.

Further Reading

Further reading- Chapter 20: Later Tertiary Lorisiformes (Strepsirrhini, Primates), by Terry Harrison. – In, Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. University of California Press. pp. 333–349. – L. Werdelin & W. J. Sanders – 2010.

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