Researchers have identified new Pliobates cataloniae species of ape
Q. Researchers have identified a new genus and species of small ape called _____________ on 30th October 2015.- Published on 02 Nov 15a. Pliobates sataloniae
b. Pliobates cataloniae
c. Pliobates mataloniae
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Pliobates cataloniae
Before the evolutionary great split of humans/great apes or hominids and gibbons 11.6 million years ago, a new genus and species of small ape called Pliobates cataloniae was found to have roamed earth 11.6 million years ago. This species has important implications for creating the last common ancestor of the two groups namely the living hominids. This fossil discovery provides the clue to the missing link at the start of ape and human history.New evidence reveals large and small apes may have co-existed since hominoids originated. Discovery filled a gap in fossil record providing researchers information about evolution of apes. The partial skeleton was discovered in Barcelona, Abocador de Can Mata, in 2011. It was composed of 70 fossil remains and scientists concluded the fossil remains belong to an adult female that weighed between 9 and 11 pounds.
