Early skeleton sheds light on primate evolution
Monday, May 25, 2009 - 18:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The nearly complete and remarkably preserved skeleton of a small, 47 million-year-old creature found in Germany was displayed Tuesday by scientists who said it would help illuminate the evolutionary roots of monkeys, apes and humans.
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