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Earliest Gibbon Fossils Fill in the Gaps of Primate Evolution

The fossilized cranial fragments and teeth from China could explain the evolutionary history of monkeys and apes.

By Sam Walters
Sep 15, 2022 6:40 PMSep 15, 2022 6:49 PM
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Upper jaw of Yuanmoupithecus. (Credit: Terry Harrison/NYU Department of Anthropology)

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In spite of years and years of sifting through the soil for fossil primates, scientists still struggle to explain the complex evolutionary connections that tie monkeys, such as macaques and baboons, to the much more advanced great apes.

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