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News Release 13-086
Scientists Discover Oldest Evidence of Split Between Old World Monkeys and Apes
Primate fossils are 25 million years old
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Artist's reconstruction of Rukwapithecus (front, center) and Nsungwepithecus (right).
Credit: Mauricio Anton
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Look back millions of years at ancient fossils in this video.
Credit: Ohio University/NSF
A view from the scientists' field site in the Rukwa Rift Basin of southwestern Tanzania.
Credit: Nancy Stevens
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Paleontologist Nancy Stevens at work in the Rukwa Rift Basin.
Credit: Verne Simons
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Getting to the research area is often a bumpy ride in a four-wheel-drive vehicle.
Credit: Nancy Stevens
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Anatomist Patrick O'Connor conferring with a researcher from the University of Dar es Salaam.
Credit: Nancy Stevens
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Nancy Stevens discusses the project with Tanzanian geologist Evelyn Mbede.
Credit: Patrick O'Connor
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