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Skull and bones of European ape were found together and could be one of the earliest relatives of human race
<p>A new study led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History, Brooklyn College, and the Catalan Institute of Paleontology Miquel Crusafont has reconstructed the well-preserved but damaged skull of a great ape species that lived about 12 million years ago. The species, <em>Pierolapithecus catalaunicus,</em> may be crucial to understanding great ape and human evolution.</p>
Now extinct, Pierolapithecus catalaunicus could be one of the earliest known members of the great ape and human family.
A well-preserved skull of a European great ape which could be among the earliest relatives of the human race has been reconstructed by scientists using CT scans.
Now extinct, Pierolapithecus catalaunicus could be one of the earliest known members of the great ape and human family.