Fossil of smallest Old World monkey species discovered in Kenya

The Kanapoi site in Kenya, east Africa. Credit: University of Arkansas Pic:Photo Courtesy

Fossil of smallest Old World monkey species discovered in Kenya

Researchers from the National Museums of Kenya, University of Arkansas, University of Missouri and Duke University have announced the discovery of a tiny monkey that lived in Kenya 4.2 million years ago.

Nanopithecus browniwas the same size as a modern talapoin monkey, the smallest living Old World monkey species that weighs only 2 to 3 pounds READ MORE

Source: https://phys.org/