print email comment close "Original" Great Ape Discovered URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4014351.stm Description: News article about how scientists working near Barcelona "have unearthed remains of a primate that could have been ancestral not only to humans but to all great apes, including chimps and gorillas. ... They have assigned it to an entirely new genus and species: Pierolapithecus catalaunicus." Also notes that not all scientists are convinced by the conclusions drawn by the Spanish researchers. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Author: Rincon, Paul Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Extra Keywords orangutans Miocene Epoch Library of Congress Subject Headings: Paleontology -- Spain Primates -- Evolution Primates, Fossil LII Database Information: Record 10848 created by Maria Brandt on 11/22/2004 Last modification on 07/09/2009 Published: 11/22/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/10848