All Articles Tagged As: primates

New Fossil Reveals Primates Lingered in Texas; Climate Provided Refuge for Diminishing Population (10/18/2008)

More than 40 million years ago, primates preferred Texas to northern climates that were significantly cooling, according to new fossil evidence ...> Full Article

Little teeth suggest big jump in primate timeline (8/5/2008)

Tiny fossilized teeth excavated from an Indian open-pit coal mine could be the oldest Asian remains ever found of anthropoids ...> Full Article

Big brains arose twice in higher primates (7/10/2008)

Large-brained simians of the New and Old Worlds independently arose from smaller-brained ancestors ...> Full Article

Researchers Test Canine Tooth Strength for Clues to Behavior of Early Human Ancestors (6/27/2008)

Measuring and testing the teeth of living primates could provide a window into the behavior of the earliest human ancestors, based on their fossilized remains ...> Full Article

More in Common Than You Think (6/7/2008)

An anthropologist and a biologist compare notes and create the first book that draws comparisons between primates and cetaceans. ...> Full Article

Did walking on two feet begin with a shuffle? (6/1/2008)

Researchers have developed a mathematical model that suggests shuffling emerged as a precursor to walking as a way of saving metabolic energy ...> Full Article

Small primate ancestors had a leg up (5/16/2008)

Climbing as easy as walking for smaller primates< ...> Full Article