Researchers at the Catalan Institute of Paleontology have described a new primate species that went extinct 20 million years ago. The small prosimian, similar to today’s lemur and weighing between 110 and 115 grams, was described through a study of the dental record of this genus of primitive primate

STAFF | ABRIL 5TH, 2011

The most important fossil records of apes of the Miocene period, between 23 and 5 million years ago, rests in Catalonia. The great diversity of these ancient apes found in the region make this record essential for understanding the evolution of hominids and, therefore, of humans, according to a study in PNAS

STAFF | MARCH 22ND, 2011

Researchers from the Catalan Institute of Paleontology have identified a new species of primate, Pseudoloris pyrenaicus, from the fossil remains of a nearly complete set of teeth found at the Sant Jaume de Frontanyà site in Berguedà, Spain. The discovery has led to a rough draft of the first evolutionary lineage in the Pseudoloris genus.

STAFF | OCTOBER 26TH, 2010