Proconsul
a. lived in Africa from 7-2 mya.
b. was a carnivous, apelike creature.
c. ranged greatly in size from 100 to 1,500 pounds.
d. is likely to have had a tail.
e. had its first example (a skull) discovered on Rusinga Island, Kenya, in 1948.
e
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