Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Not as brainy as expected

Ancestor of humans not so brainy (Reuters)

This undated picture shows Duke University primatologist Elwyn Simons with two fossil skulls of the ancient primate called Aegyptopithecus zeuxis, which lived in what is now Egypt 29 million years ago. A monkey-like animal seen as an ancestor of monkeys, apes and humans was not as brainy as expected, according to scientists who analyzed its nicely preserved 29-million-year-old skull. (Duke University/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - A monkey-like animal seen as an ancestor of monkeys, apes and humans was not as brainy as expected, according to scientists who analyzed its nicely preserved 29-million-year-old skull.


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