New minuscule fossils of Purgatorius, the earliest-known relative of all primates—including humans—have been unearthed in a ...
A sediment-washing “bubbler” helped researchers recover 65.5-million-year-old teeth that illuminate how early primate relatives spread after the mass extinction.
Marilyn Monroe sang that “diamonds are a girl’s best friend”, but a new study suggests that a love of crystals is a universal ...
New, miniscule fossils of the earliest-known relative of all primates, including humans, Purgatorius, have been unearthed in a more southern region of North America than ever before – and the ...
Tiny, tooth-sized fossils have just reshaped the story of our deepest ancestry. Paleontologists have discovered the southernmost remains ever found of Purgatorius—the earliest-known relative of all ...
A new scientific study led by paleontologist Stephen Chester, an Anthropology professor at the CUNY Graduate Center and Brooklyn College, is shedding fresh light on how the earliest known primate ...
A new scientific study led by paleontologist Stephen Chester , an Anthropology professor at the CUNY Graduate Center and ...
Learn how newly discovered Purgatorius fossils in Colorado’s Denver Basin are filling gaps in the Paleocene fossil record and ...
Researchers have shed new light on the features that enable tree-dwelling mammals to move effectively through their ...
A monkey descending a tree trunk often keeps its head up, moving almost like a cautious climber backing down a ladder.
A new study explains how climbing down trees helped shape upright posture in early primates and changed the course of evolution.
New, miniscule fossils of the earliest-known relative of all primates, including humans, Purgatorius, have been unearthed in a more southern region of ...