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Ramapithecus (räməpəthē`kəs, –pĭth`ə–), an extinct group of primates that lived from about 12 to 14 million years ago, for a time regarded as a possible ancestor of Australopithecus Australopithecus (ôstrā'lōpĭth`əkəs, –pəthē`kəs) ..... Click the link for more information. and, therefore, of modern humans. Fossils of Ramapithecus were discovered in N India and in E Africa, beginning in 1932. Although it was generally an apelike creature, Ramapithecus was considered a possible human ancestor on the basis of the reconstructed jaw and dental characteristics of fragmentary fossils. A complete jaw discovered in 1976 was clearly nonhominid, however, and Ramapithecus is now regarded by many as a member of Sivapithecus, a genus considered to be an ancestor of the orangutan orangutan (ōrăng` ..... Click the link for more information. . See also human evolution human evolution, theory of the origins of the human species, Homo sapiens. Modern understanding of human origins is derived largely from the findings of paleontology , anthropology , and genetics , and involves the process of natural selection (see Darwinism ). ..... Click the link for more information. . Ramapithecus [‚räm·ə′pith·ə·kəs] (paleontology) The genus name given to a fossilized upper jaw fragment found in the Siwalik hills, India; closely related to the human family. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In Pakistan, woodland animals such as the Pakistani ape, Sivapithecus, disappeared, while animals that are adapted to open habitat emerged. meteai bore a close evolutionary relationship to Sivapithecus. The Harvard investigator also argues that the shape of Sivapithecus arm bones differs substantially from those of Dryopithecus, indicating no direct evolutionary relationship between these ancient apes. |
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