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Rare ape cranium fossil uncovered in China

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A team of American and Chinese researchers have uncovered a rare fossil – the cranium of a young ape from a site in Yunnan province, China that dates back to the Miocene period, some 23 to five million years ago.
border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jo5X0p6mcwCZeabo4CG_4oObHrAU03vcNY9yOG4EUhQ6SI4NcDDAeH9J6bGgCJSPCcieFiZhYd3V6-d_oW45Pjj3MRDnJ4ymEGM9QNu8z3h1ieNauLTxjec-Cg8A4TOf0uWTQUgwbHQ4/s320/li-ape-cranium-copy.jpg" width="320">The cranium of the juvenile ape, Lufengpithecus, is only the second relatively complete cranium from a young ape from the Miocene record that has ever been unearthed.

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