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New research shows that pugs and Persian cats have similarities despite no common ancestor for millions of year
Cats and dogs are believed to share a common ancestor, the miacid, a carnivoran. Carnivorans split into two suborders, cats ...
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Researchers Discover That Chimps Drum Rhythmically, Suggesting Human Musicality Originated in Our Last Common Ancestor
Not only do chimpanzees maintain a rhythm while drumming on tree roots, but two subspecies use distinct tempos and techniques ...
Every living thing on Earth evolved from one common ancestor
The mystery of life’s beginnings has long captivated scientists. Central to that search is LUCA—the last universal common ...
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What the complete ape genome is revealing about the earliest humans
We now have full genome sequences for six species of apes, helping us to pin down our last common ancestor – and potentially ...
Scientific American2d
Newly Discovered Fossil Tracks May Rewrite Early History of Reptiles
Fossilized claw tracks discovered in Australia show that the animal group that includes reptiles, mammals and birds formed ...
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Homo Heidelbergensis | Our Last Common Ancestor
Who was the last common ancestor of Neanderthals and us modern humans? The last common ancestor of both the Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis is now seen as Homo heidelbergensis, but what do ...
New study shows that chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm as a form of ‘socially checking in'
Previous research has shown that chimps have their own signature drumming style. A new analysis of 371 bouts of chimpanzee ...