Kamoyapithecus ('Kamoya' + Greek -pithekos “ape”) was a primate that lived in Africa during the late Oligocene period, about 24.2-27.5 million years ago.

[1][2][3][4][5][6] First found in 1948 as part of a University of California, Berkeley expedition, it was at first thought to be under a form of Proconsul by C.T.

Through this fossil as well as more recent fragments of mandibles and teeth, it has been found that Kamoyapithecus had very large and robust canines.

This suggests that Kamoyapithecus had more emphasis on foods that did not involve heavy wearing, such as soft fruits, nuts and seeds.

Similar affinities with the jaw fragments have been seen with Afropithecus, Proconsul, and the Morotopithecus,[citation needed] but nothing definitive can be stated as to the relationship between these genera and Kamoyapithecus as the fossil material is very fragmentary.