An Ancient Chinese Tomb Reveals an Extinct Species of Gibbon, and a Warning
Human activity may have contributed to their extinction/ An ancient Chinese royal tomb may contain more surprising discoveries than anyone expected, including what appears to be a previously unknown A new analysis revealed that the interred primate, whose skull and jawbone was exhumed in 2004, may not just represent a new species, reports. The tomb, which is estimated at 2,300 or 2,200 years old, is located in the ancient Chinese capital of Chang’an, in modern-day Xi’an province. The specimen is “significantly different from living ...
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