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Streamlining genetic analysis for phylogenetic studies

A new computational tool improves the analysis of genetic data, making it easier and faster to study the evolutionary relationships between species. A new computational tool improves the analysis of ...
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Researchers reveal a complete history of primate evolution

The story of primates is a tale of incredible variety and ancient roots, told through the lens of science, DNA, and time itself. These creatures, ranging from massive gorillas to tiny mouse lemurs, ...
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A skull unearthed in China challenges the timeline of human evolution, scientists say

HUBEI, China — A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis.
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Climbing man's family tree a collection of major writings on human phylogeny, 1699 to 1971 Edited by Theodore D. McCown and Kenneth A. R. Kennedy

Part one: 1699 to 1856: -- Orang-Outang sive Homo sylvestris: or the Anatomy of a pygmie / Edward Tyson -- The nomenclature of apes / George Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon -- Order I: bimanus. Order ...
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Fun with fossils: South African kids learn a whole lot more about human evolution from museum workshops

South Africa has one of the world’s richest fossil records of hominins (humans and their fossil ancestors). But many misconceptions still exist regarding human evolution, and school textbooks contain ...