News articles tagged with 'anthropoid'
Into Africa? Fossils suggest earliest anthropoids colonised Africa
— 28 Oct 2010 14:18 | Geology and palaeontologyToday in the journal Nature, a new discovery described by a team of international scientists, including Carnegie Museum of Natural History palaeontologist Christopher Beard, suggests…
Recently analysed fossil was not human ancestor as claimed, anthropologists say
— 20 Mar 2010 12:47 | Geology and palaeontologyA fossil that was celebrated last year as a possible 'missing link' between humans and early primates is actually a forebearer of modern-day lemurs and lorises, according to two papers…
New fossil primate suggests common Asian ancestor, challenges primates such as 'Ida'
— 1 Jul 2009 04:12 | Geology and palaeontologyAccording to new research published online in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Biological Sciences) on 1 July, a new fossil primate from Myanmar (previously known as Burma) suggests…
Darwinius masillae could shed light on primate family tree
— 23 May 2009 15:20 | Geology and palaeontologyA 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…
Little teeth suggest big jump in primate timeline
— 5 Aug 2008 18:13 | Geology and palaeontologyTiny fossilised teeth excavated from an Indian open-pit coal mine could be the oldest Asian remains ever found of anthropoids, the primate lineage of today's monkeys, apes and humans,…
Big brains arose twice in higher primates
— 10 Jul 2008 12:34 | Geology and palaeontologyAfter taking a fresh look at an old fossil, John Flynn, Frick Curator of Palaeontology at the American Museum of Natural History, and colleagues determined that the brains of the ancestors…
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