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A 1 million-year-old tibia, or shin bone, of a monkey has been found fossilized in the Dominican Republic. It was in an underwater cave, and researchers say it is from a now-extinct monkey species known as Antillothrix bernensis.
....The Antillothrix bernensis species is believed to have been a tree-dwelling monkey about the size of a small cat, with a diet that consisted primarily of fruit and leaves. Researchers have been interested in fossil remains from endemic mammals, such as Antillothrix,in order to better understand how they adapted to unique island environments, according to the release.
"Very little was known about the native monkey from this island," Dr. Siobhán Cooke, assistant professor from Northeastern Illinois University, said in the release. "Prior to our discoveries in Altagracia we knew almost nothing even though this species was first described by Renato Rímoli back in 1977."
Extinct Monkey Fossils Found in Dominican Republic
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....The Antillothrix bernensis species is believed to have been a tree-dwelling monkey about the size of a small cat, with a diet that consisted primarily of fruit and leaves. Researchers have been interested in fossil remains from endemic mammals, such as Antillothrix,in order to better understand how they adapted to unique island environments, according to the release.
"Very little was known about the native monkey from this island," Dr. Siobhán Cooke, assistant professor from Northeastern Illinois University, said in the release. "Prior to our discoveries in Altagracia we knew almost nothing even though this species was first described by Renato Rímoli back in 1977."
Extinct Monkey Fossils Found in Dominican Republic
Every day is a new thing.
