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Old World monkey had tiny, complex brain

2015-07-03 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld

[NEWS] DURHAM, N.C. — The brain hidden inside the oldest known Old World monkey skull has been visualized for the first time. The creature's tiny but remarkably wrinkled brain supports the idea that brain complexity can evolve before brain size in the primate family tree. The ancient monkey, known scientifically as Victoriapithecus, first made headlines in 1997 when its fossilized skull was discovered on an island in Kenya's Lake Victoria, where it lived 15 mill…

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