A team of paleoanthropologists has assembled the only known cranium of the extinct ape Pierolapithecus catalaunicus, revealing how the ape’s face looked. The reconstruction allows them to place ...

This news release is also available in Spanish, Japanese, French and Catalan. A new ape species from Spain called Pierolapithecus catalaunicus, or its close relative, may have been the last common ...

A new study led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History, Brooklyn College, and the Catalan Institute of Paleontology Miquel Crusafont has reconstructed the well-preserved but damaged ...

WASHINGTON – The fossil of a nearly 13 million-year-old ape discovered in Spain is that of the last probable common ancestor to all living humans and great apes, a research team says in today’s issue ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left, the Pierolapithecus cranium shortly after discovery, after initial preparation, and after virtual reconstruction.

There are lots of news stories today (as well as PZ Myers’ take) about the fabulous new discovery in Spain of Pierolapithecus catalaunicus, a 13-million year old fossil close to the common ancestor of ...

WASHINGTON - A nearly 13 million-year-old ape fossil discovered in Spain is the last probable common ancestor to all living humans and great apes, a research team says in today's issue of Science ...

WASHINGTON -- A nearly 13-million-year-old ape discovered in Spain is the last probable common ancestor to all living humans and great apes, a research team says in Friday's issue of Science magazine.

As a landfill expands in Spain, paleontologists are uncovering many ancient species, including some that were the precursors to apes—and us. The skull of a false saber-toothed cat is cradled by head ...

ATLANTA -- A 13-million-year-old fossil found in Spain may be that of the last common ancestor to all living great apes, including humans, researchers reported yesterday. The great apes, including ...