- Scientists have excavated a skull of an infant ape which could help reveal the origin of mankind
- The fossil was unearthed in Kenya and is estimated to be millions of years old
- It was named it Nyanzapithecus alesi
An infant chimp found in Kenya could be a case of the earliest ancestors of every living human, researchers have argued.
The little animal, whose skull is generally the size of a lemon is said to have lived around 13 million years ago and originated from a family which may have inevitably developed into man and primates.
The complete skull of a baby ape that lived 13 million years ago has been dug up in Kenya. The remarkable discovery sheds light on human evolution. Courtesy: Mail Online
The skull after attached sandstone rock was partially removed at the Turkana Basin Insitute, near Lodwar, Kenya. Courtesy: Mail Online
The skull was found by a Kenyan fossil seeker John Ekusi in antiquated shake layers west of Lake Turkana, Kenya.
The fossil survived in light of the fact that an adjacent well of lava covered the backwoods in which it lived a million years back, impeccably protecting the skull.
Nyanzapithecus alesi probably looked remarkably similar to a gibbon (pictured), scientists claim. Courtesy: Mail Online
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All people and chimps alive today originate from a typical genealogy.
The fossil has since been named Nyanzapithecus alesi, with its species name drawn from the Turkana word for ancestor - "ales.''
Shown here is the discovery site at Napudet, west of Lake Turkana, Kenya. The red flag marks where Alesi was found. Courtesy: Mail Online
It has a perceptibly little nose, similar to a gibbon, but inside scans of the noggin uncover that it had ear tubes which resemble chimpanzees and people.
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