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Skeleton sheds light on primate evolution found in Germany
A 47 million year old skeleton from Germany, roughly the size of a cat, is unveiled at the American Museum of Natural History. The nearly complete fossil is 95 percent intact with gut contents showing a leaf and fruit diet, offering clues to early primate evolution while inviting cautious interpretation among experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Altaffer
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Germany
Jens Franzen
Senckenberg Research Institute
Frankfurt
Jorn Hurum
University of Oslo Natural History Museum
Hurum
K. Christopher Beard
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh
Beard
China