The fossil remains of nine individuals attributable to the Miocene hominoid genus Proconsul
were recovered during 1984 and 1985 from the Kaswanga Primate Site on Rusinga Island,
Kenya. Among the thousands of bone fragments recovered were hundreds of phalangeal
fragments, which have been collected and assembled into 247 separate identifiable
phalanges or phalangeal fragments, representing nine of ten identified Kaswanga
individuals. This sample is many times larger than any other Miocene hominoid phalangeal …