New Hominid 12 Million Years Old Found In Spain, With 'Modern' Facial Features
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 12:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers have discovered a fossilized face with mandible from a previously unknown hominoid primate genus in Spain dating to the Middle Miocene era, roughly 12 million years ago. Nicknamed "Lluc," the male bears a strikingly "modern" facial appearance with a flat face, rather than a protruding one. The finding sheds important new light on the evolutionary development of hominids, including orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and humans.