Scientists believe they have found some of the oldest monkey fossils ever discovered out of Africa.The "significant" finding in China suggests a type of monkey called Mesopithecus pentelicus adapted to endure climate change.Researchers also claim it reveals how the species' digestive system allowed it to travel huge distances.Three fossils were uncovered from a lignite mine in China’s Yunan Province.Nina G.
Jablonski, Professor of Anthropology at Penn State, said: “It is close to or actually the ancestor of many of the living monkeys of East Asia."One of the fossils found is thought to be a monkey's lower jaw.Another is a part of the thigh bone but the most important find is a heel bone.Researchers said the heel reveals how the monkey would.
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