Archive for June 6th, 2013

Discovery of Oldest-Known Fossil Primate Skeleton announced

A mouse-sized fossil from China has provided remarkable new insights into the origin of primates.Xijun Ni points out the key features in the fossil At 55 million years old, it represents the earliest known member of this broad group of animals that includes humans.scientists have called the diminutive creature Archicebus, which roughly translates as “ancient […]