Ancient primate is called a crucial evolutionary link
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 18:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The 55-million-year-old fossil of Archicebus achilles suggests primates first arose in Asia, according to a report in Nature.A 55-million-year-old fossil of a mouse-sized primate has been identified as a crucial evolutionary link in the chain that led to apes and humans.