Nyanzapithecus alesi

Nyanzapithecus alesi was an ape that lived thirteen million years ago in Africa.[1] A complete skull of an infant was recovered and reported in 2017.[1] Scientists say it is from around the time when apes originated. [2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Greshko, Michael. 2017. "Amazing 13-Million-Year-Old Ape Skull Discovered" : http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/fossil-ape-skull-nyanzapithecus-kenya-africa-science/
  2. Nengo, I. et al., 2017, "New Infant Cranimum from the African Miocene Sheds Light on Ape Evolution,"Nature 548(10 August): 169-189. doi:10.1038/nature23456