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Fossil that would fit on a baby’s fingertip reveals clues about primate evolution

Tiny fossill of purgatorius upper molar from Corral Bluffs in Denver. (Dr. Stephen Chester via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

A fossil that would fit on a baby’s fingertip has revealed fresh clues about the evolution of the earliest-known relative of all primates, including humans.

Fossil that would fit on a babyÂ’s fingertip reveals clues about primate evolution

Illustration of a Purgatorius. (Andrey Atuchin via SWNS)

Fossil that would fit on a babyÂ’s fingertip reveals clues about primate evolution

Brooklyn College Undergraduate Research assistants. (Dr. Stephen Chester via SWNS)

Fossil that would fit on a baby’s fingertip reveals clues about primate evolution

DMNS interns and volunteers.(Dr. Tyler Lyson via SWNS)

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