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Huge mysterious ape Gigantopithecus was a distant cousin of orangutans

Huge mysterious ape Gigantopithecus was a distant cousin of orangutans

13 November 2019

A pioneering technique has given us a glimpse at the family tree of Gigantopithecus, an extinct ape that was 2.5 metres tall and lived 300,000 years ago
Cave paintings in Andalusia, Spain, have been attributed to Neanderthals

Neanderthals' cave art skills questioned in dispute over age of images

8 November 2019

A dispute over the dating of prehistoric Spanish cave paintings is fuelling a fractious debate over Neanderthals’ artistic capabilities

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