Ape ancestors' teeth provide glimpse into their diets and environments
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 16:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Newly analyzed tooth samples from the great apes of the Miocene indicate that the same dietary specialization that allowed the apes to move from Africa to Eurasia may have led to their extinction, according to results published May 21, 2014, in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Daniel DeMiguel from the Institut Catalá de Palontologia Miquel Crusafont (Spain) and colleagues.