Teeth smaller than a fingertip reveal our first primate ancestor

ScienceDaily
Jun 30, 2026, 6:55 pm71 pts
Tiny, tooth-sized fossils have just reshaped the story of our deepest ancestry. Paleontologists have discovered the southernmost remains ever found of Purgatorius—the earliest-known relative of all primates, including humans—in Colorado’s Denver Basin. Previously thought to be confined to Montana and…

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