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RE: Biggest misconceptions of human evolution

in #science8 years ago (edited)

on the nose @justtryme90! recent findings might show that our ancestor could have looked more like a bonobo than a chimp, even!

Bonobo anatomy reveals stasis and mosaicism in chimpanzee evolution, and supports bonobos as the most appropriate extant model for the common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans

tl;dr (though I'm no anatomist): neck/shoulder muscles in bonobos look different those from chimpanzees and have some things in common with humans, which hints that chimpanzees have evolved off in a different direction while bonobos look more like our last common ancestor

*edit = fixing link

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I did not know about this research pointing to the bonobo. Thanks for the info!