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

Today, the remains of her jaw are being used to shed light on the childhood of Homo antecessor.

Staff | June 15, 2010

Scientists at the University of Florida in the U.S. have devised a method based on isotopes of oxygen and carbon to determine the body temperature of extinct organisms from their fossils. The method also allows scientists to estimate the temperature during the period in which the organism lived.

A. R. | 26 may 2010