Early Miocene Fossil Fills Gap in Ape Family Tree

Mar 29, 2026 - 08:00

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Early Miocene Fossil Fills Gap in Ape Family Tree

Life reconstruction of Masripithecus moghraensis. Image credit: Mauricio Antón.

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of fossil ape that lived about 17-18 million years ago in northern Egypt.

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