Ramapithecus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Ramapithecus
< New Latin (1934), equivalent to Sanskrit Rāma Rama + Greek píthēkos ape
Example Sentences
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In the 1960s, fossil evidence led palaeontologists to conclude that a 14m-year-old ape, Ramapithecus, was the earliest ancestor on the human line, based on the shape of its jaw.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 12, 2018
Subsequent DNA analysis has revealed the split occurred long after that – Ramapithecus is now considered an orangutan ancestor.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 12, 2018
In one case from more than 30 years ago, scientists thought that 12-million-year-old Asian fossils from a creature called Ramapithecus belonged to a hominid until further finds pegged it as an orangutan ancestor.
From US News ● Feb. 17, 2011
In 1969, after re-evaluating the fragmentary remains of a monkey-size creature called Ramapithecus —found in India's Siwalik Hills and first described by Yale Paleontologist G.E.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ramapithecus is ideally structured to be an ancestor of hominids.
From Time Magazine Archive
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