Extinct species of gibbon discovered in an unlikely place — the tomb of a Chinese noblewoman

Thursday, July 5, 2018 - 18:07 in Paleontology & Archaeology

In the tomb of the grandmother of an ancient Chinese emperor, an international team of scientists has discovered the skull of a species of gibbon that looks unlike any gibbon alive today. The ape, Junzi imperialis, described in Friday’s edition of the journal Science, may represent the earliest...

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