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Artist's reconstruction of Pierolapithecus catalaunicus, an ancient ape that may have been the last common ancestor of modern great apes.
[Image © AAAS/Science/Illustration by Todd Marshall]
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Artist's reconstruction of Pierolapithecus catalaunicus, an ancient ape that may have been the last common ancestor of modern great apes.
[Image courtesy of Meike Kohler]
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Another possible reconstruction of Pierolapithecus catalaunicus.
[Image courtesy of Meike Kohler]
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Another possible reconstruction of Pierolapithecus catalaunicus.
[Image courtesy of Meike Kohler]
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Another possible reconstruction of Pierolapithecus catalaunicus.
[Image courtesy of Meike Kohler]
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Complete bones and large bone fragments of the P. catalunicus skeleton.
[Image © Science]
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The face of Pierolapithecus catalaunicus. Panel D shows sections of the skulls of Pierolapithecus catalaunicus (green) and three other ancient hominoids. Pierolapithecus has a primitive, sloping profile, although other features of its skull are similar to those of modern great apes.
[Image © Science]
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Ribs and vertebrae of P. catalunicus.
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Comparisons of mid-lumbar vertebrae and portions of the third fingers.
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