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The West Turkana Miocene Project (WTMP) has worked in the Lothidok Range since 2008 with the goal of further elucidating the paleobiology of the hominoids through the recovery of new specimens and detailed documentation of their paleoecological context. To date our research has focused largely on the Kalodirr and Moruorot Site Complexes, both radiometrically dated to ~17.5\u201316.8\u00a0Ma.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our ongoing fieldwork at the Kalodirr Site Complex resulted in the discovery of new dentognathic specimens of the three previously identified species of fossil hominoids\u2014<jats:italic>Turkanapithecus kalakolensis<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Simiolus enjiessi<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>Afropithecus turkanensis.<\/jats:italic><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A new mandible and an isolated <jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub> of <jats:italic>T. kalakolensis<\/jats:italic> from Kalodirr further clarify the lower molar morphology of the species and permit identification of KNM\u2010MO 1 as a mandible of <jats:italic>T. kalakolensis<\/jats:italic>. A new mandible of <jats:italic>S. enjiessi<\/jats:italic> provides evidence of the relative proportions of the first and second lower molars. A new male specimen of <jats:italic>A. turkanensis<\/jats:italic> shows unusual P<jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub> morphology that may be a developmental anomaly or a previously unknown morphological variant.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>An improved understanding of the lower molar morphology of <jats:italic>T. kalakolensis<\/jats:italic> further strengthens its identification as a nyanzapithecine. Our new specimens and subsequent re\u2010identification of existing collections makes it clear that all three Lothidok hominoids are known from both the Moruorot and Kalodirr Site Complexes. 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