News tagged with fossil apes

Orangutans harbor ancient primate Alu

Alu elements infiltrated the ancestral primate genome about 65 million years ago. Once gained an Alu element is rarely lost so comparison of Alu between species can be used to map primate evolution and diversity. New research ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fossil Pongo showing different periodicity of Retzius lines

Periodicity of Retzius lines of primates is a key factor in dental development, and provides information on classification, evolution and adaptation of hominoids in different times and areas. Paleoanthropologists ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

20-million-year-old ape skull unearthed in Uganda

A team of Ugandan and French paleontologists announced Tuesday they had found a 20-million-year-old ape skull in northeastern Uganda, saying it could shed light on the region's evolutionary history.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Humans related to orangutans, not chimps

New evidence underscores the theory of human origin that suggests humans most likely share a common ancestor with orangutans, according to research from the University of Pittsburgh and the Buffalo Museum of ...

Biology / Evolution

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (23) | comments 13

47-million-year-old fossil could shed light on primate family tree

(PhysOrg.com) -- A 47-million-year-old primate fossil, a purported "missing link" between primates and humans, was unveiled this week in New York. The fossil, formally called Darwinius masillae but nicknamed ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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