Early "Human" Is Ape After All, Discoverer Decides
Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 08:07
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Russell Ciochon shook our family tree 15 years ago when he announced a new form of early human ancestor found in China. Now the anthropologist says the fossil is a "mystery ape."
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