New fossil primate suggests common Asian ancestor, challenges primates such as 'Ida'
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 23:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
According to new research published online in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Biological Sciences) on 1 July, a new fossil primate from Myanmar (previously known as Burma) suggests that the common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, not Africa as many researchers believe...
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