COLUMBUS, Ohio
— Scientists excavating near the edge of a plateau in southern China that
features a precipitous 20-meter drop have uncovered a trove of ancient ape
fossils, including the oldest-known remains of ancestral gibbons.
TOOTH OF THE APE Newly discovered fossil teeth of an ancient ape species show clear similarities to those of modern gibbons.
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