New Hominid 12 Million Years Old Found In Spain, With ‘Modern’ Facial Features
New Hominid 12 Million Years Old Found In Spain, With ‘Modern’ Facial Features
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New Hominid 12 Million Years Old Found In Spain, With ‘Modern’ Facial Features
ScienceDaily (June 2, 2009) — Researchers have discovered a fossilized face and jaw from a previously unknown hominoid primate genus in Spain dating to the Middle Miocene era, roughly 12 million years ago. Nicknamed “Lluc,” the male bears a strikingly “modern” facial appearance with a flat face, rather than a protruding one. The finding sheds important new light on the evolutionary development of hominids, including orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas and humans.