Kenyapithecus 🐶

"Kenyapithecus wickeri is a fossil ape discovered by Louis Leakey in 1961 at a site called Fort Ternan in Kenya. The upper jaw and teeth were dated to 14 million years ago.L. S. B. Leakey: A new Lower Pliocene fossil primate from Kenya. In: The Annals & Magazine of Natural History, Vol. 4, Series 13, 1961, pp. 689–696 One theory states that Kenyapithecus may be the common ancestor of all the great apes. More recent investigations suggest Kenyapithecus is more primitive than that and is only slightly more modern than when Proconsul is considered to be an ape. Evidence suggests that Kenyapithecus wickeri was one of the species that started a radiation of apes out of Africa. Morphology Impressed by Kenyapithecuss modern-looking teeth, Leakey declared Kenyapithecus to be "a very early ancestor of man himself."Carl Zimmer: "Kenyan Skeleton Shakes Ape Family Tree". In: Science, August 27, 1999: Vol. 285. no. 5432, pp. 1335-1337 Kenyapithecus possessed craniodental adaptations for hard object feeding including thicker molar enamel, and a large mandible, large premolars and upper incisors that are similar to those seen in living pitheciine monkeys.Fleagle, J. G. (2013) Primate Adaptation and Evolution. Elsevier Academic Press Kenyapithecus also possessed macaque-like limbs adapted for a knuckle-walking mode of semi-terrestrial locomotion.McCrossin ML,Benefit, BR Gitau, SN Palmer, AK Blue, KT. (1998) Fossil evidence for the origins of terrestriality among Old World higher primates. Primate locomotion: recent advances. New York: Plenum Press. p 353-396 This could show that as hominins evolved, they passed through a knuckle-walking phase. Kenyapithecus wickeri has very distinct features, especially details in the canine teeth and is similar to modern apes. See also * Chororapithecus * Dryopithecus * Nakalipithecus * Pierolapithecus * Samburupithecus References Category:Prehistoric apes Category:Miocene primates of Africa Category:Fossil taxa described in 1962 Category:Prehistoric primate genera Category:Miocene mammals of Africa "

Archbishop of Hong Kong 🐶

"The Bishop's House, office and residence of the Archbishop The Archbishop of Hong Kong () is the senior bishop, spiritual and moral leader of the Anglican Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. The archbishop is also Primate of Hong Kong (), and both incumbents have, coincidentally, also been Bishop of Hong Kong Island. The Archbishop of the Province is elected from among the bishops by the General Synod in which all Houses meet in a joint session.Constitution of the Province It is notable that the Archbishop ranks first among the religious leaders in the order of precedence of Hong Kong. The current Archbishop of Hong Kong is Paul Kwong () and his seat is at St. John's Cathedral. The Bishop's House, located in Central, is the office and official residence of the Archbishop. Functions and duties The Archbishop chairs the meeting of the Provincial General Synod. As the chief pastor of the Province, he is responsible for: * speaking in the name of the Church or the General Synod; * giving leadership in initiating and developing policy and strategy of the Church, including implementation of resolutions of the General Synod throughout the Church; * representing the Province in its relationship with the rest of the Anglican Communion and with other churches, and on behalf of the Province, communicating with other primates; * ordering for the consecration and installation of Diocesan Bishops when duly elected, and from time to time, assembling other bishops to meet with the new Diocesan bishop; * convening and presiding over the meetings of the General Synod, the House of Bishops, and the Standing Committee; * visiting every Diocese, Missionary Diocese and Missionary Area and holding pastoral consultations with the Bishops thereof; * preaching the Word; and * celebrating Sacraments. List of archbishops Since the establishment of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui in 1998, the office of Archbishop of Hong Kong has been the Primate of Anglican Church in Hong Kong and Macau: * 1998–2007: Peter Kwong, Bishop of Hong Kong Island (born 1936) * 2007–present: Paul Kwong, Bishop of Hong Kong Island (born 1952) ReferencesExternal links * Hong Kong Anglican Church Category:Primates of the Anglican Communion Category:Archbishops of Hong Kong "

Luxurious 🐶

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