Study finds bonobos may be better representation of the last common ancestor with humans than common chimpanzees
Saturday, April 29, 2017 - 02:32
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new study examining the muscular system of bonobos provides firsthand evidence that the rare great ape species may be more closely linked, anatomically, to human ancestors than common chimpanzees. Previous research suggested this theory at the molecular level, but this is the first study to compare in detail the anatomy of the three species.