13-Million-Old Fossil Found in India May Be Ancient Ancestor of Modern-Day Ape
4 years, 6 months ago

13-Million-Old Fossil Found in India May Be Ancient Ancestor of Modern-Day Ape

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Palaeontologist Christopher Gilbert discovered a 13-million-year-old fossil from northern India that appears to be the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon. The discovery has been published in the article “New Middle Miocene ape from Ramnagar, India fills major gaps in the hominoid fossil record” in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Gilbert and his team were searching for primate fossils in northern India when he noticed something small and shiny poking out of the dirt. He said, “We knew immediately it was a primate tooth, but it did not look like the tooth of any of the primates previously found in the area,” In his observation, given the shape and size of the molar, the team’s initial guess was that the fossil might be from a gibbon ancestor. The discovery is the first new fossil ape species that are found at the famous fossil site of Ramnagar, India, in nearly 100 years.

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Archaeologists discover remains of 9 Neanderthals near Rome
3 years, 10 months ago

Archaeologists discover remains of 9 Neanderthals near Rome

The Independent  

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Newly-discovered Oldest Known Primate Fossil Suggests Our First Ancestor Saw Dinosaurs
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Newly-discovered Oldest Known Primate Fossil Suggests Our First Ancestor Saw Dinosaurs

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By the time humans arrived on the scene, dinosaurs had long vanished from the face of the Earth. Fossils of the oldest known primate life-form have been analysed to discover they lived around 65.9 million years old. The fossils belong to genus Purgatorius which is recognised by most biologists to belong in group plesiadapiforms— oldest known primate. Elaborating on the …

'Old World' Monkey Fossils Dating Back 6.4 Millions Years Discovered in China
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'Old World' Monkey Fossils Dating Back 6.4 Millions Years Discovered in China

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In some exciting news for natural history enthusiasts, paleontologists have discovered an Old World monkey fossil in China this week. The 6.4 million-year-old fossils of the species were discovered in the Shuitangba lignite mine in the northeastern Yunnan Province of China. The study says that the discovery of fossil elements are very important as they represent the oldest known monkeys …

Fossil of Newly Discovered Ape Species, Dating Back 13 Million Years, Unearthed in Uttarakhand
4 years, 6 months ago

Fossil of Newly Discovered Ape Species, Dating Back 13 Million Years, Unearthed in Uttarakhand

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An international team of researchers has unearthed a 13-million-year-old fossil of a newly discovered ape species in Uttarakhand, which is the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon. The fossil, a complete lower molar, belongs to a previously unknown genus and species, and represents the first new fossil ape species discovered at the famous fossil site of Ramnagar in nearly …

Researchers unearths 13-million-year-old fossil ape in Uttarakhand
4 years, 6 months ago

Researchers unearths 13-million-year-old fossil ape in Uttarakhand

India TV News  

An international team of researchers has unearthed a 13-million-year-old fossil of a newly discovered ape species in Uttarakhand, which is the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon. The fossil, a complete lower molar, belongs to a previously unknown genus and species, and represents the first new fossil ape species discovered at the famous fossil site of Ramnagar in nearly …

Scientists discover 11 million-year-old human ancestor fossil in Kutch
6 years, 4 months ago

Scientists discover 11 million-year-old human ancestor fossil in Kutch

India TV News  

Scientists have discovered a fossilised upper jaw of an eleven million-year-old human ancestor in Kutch, Gujarat. The find significantly extends the southern range of ancient apes in the Indian Peninsula, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Researchers from Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences in Lucknow, UP, examined an ape jaw fragment excavated from the Kutch basin, …

This oldest human fossil discovered outside Africa is redefining the migration timeline of Homo Sapiens
7 years, 2 months ago

This oldest human fossil discovered outside Africa is redefining the migration timeline of Homo Sapiens

India Today  

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Fossil found in Israeli cave may change the story of human migration out of Africa
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Fossil found in Israeli cave may change the story of human migration out of Africa

LA Times  

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Scientists discover nine million-year-old ape fossils in Himachal Pradesh hills
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A 12.3 million-year-old story of Indians
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A 12.3 million-year-old story of Indians

The Hindu  

A new museum in Kolkata tells the tale of how modern humans in the Indian subcontinent evolved from ancestors who arrived about 12.3 million years ago from Africa, during the Pleistocene era. Ancient stone tools The original artefacts in the newly opened museum include stone tools from the Pleistocene era, about 70,000- 80,000 years old and microliths dating back 10,000 …

Fossilised skull of young ape unearthed in China
11 years, 6 months ago

Fossilised skull of young ape unearthed in China

India TV News  

Beijing: A six-million-year-old fossilised cranium of a juvenile ape has been unearthed in China in a rare find that has paleontologists hoping it may help unravel the mystery of human origins. The remains found in southwest China's Yunnan Province is only the second recovered cranium belonging to a juvenile ape inhabiting Eurasia in the Miocene epoch that dates back to …

Long-tailed monkey oldest primate yet found › News in Science (ABC Science)
11 years, 9 months ago

Long-tailed monkey oldest primate yet found › News in Science (ABC Science)

ABC  

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