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Aegyptopithicus Semicircular Canals

Caption: This is a three-dimensional reconstruction of the cranium and semicircular canals from the fossil anthropoid primate Aegyptopithecus zeuxis. The specimen is courtesy of the Egyptian Geological Museum and Division of Fossil Primates, Duke Lemur Center.

Credit: Tim Ryan, Penn State

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