Ekembo

Ekembo is an early ape (hominoid) genus found in 17- to 20-million-year-old sediments from the Miocene epoch. Specimens have been found at sites around the ancient Kisingiri volcano in Kenya on Rusinga Island and Mfangano Island in Lake Victoria. The name "Ekembo" is Suba for "ape" or "monkey".
To account for substantial morphological variation in the genus "Proconsul", two species, "P. nyanzae" and "P. heseloni", were placed in the new genus "Ekembo". "Ekembo" is one of the earliest ape (Hominoids), after having diverged from the old world monkeys. The Dendropithecidae appear to be sister to "Ekembo". "Ekembo" was found to be paraphyletic with respect to "Proconsul" and the more advanced Hominoidea.
Description.
"Ekembo" is distinguished from other early Miocene catarrhines on the basis of dental and mandibular morphology. The molars of "Ekembo" are more rounded or bunodont than those of "Proconsul" and the canine teeth taper to a point while those of "Proconsul" are more "blade-like". "E. heseloni" is medium-sized while "E. nyanzae" is larger. Both "E. nyanzae" and "E. heseloni" are moderately sexually dimorphic.