An ape maxilla (upper jaw) from the Late Miocene institute inwards the Kutch basin, inwards western India, significantly extends the southern make of ancient apes inwards the Indian Peninsula, according to a written report published inwards the open-access mag PLOS ONE past times Ansuya Bhandari from the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences, Lucknow, India, too colleagues.
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| WIHG WIF/A 1099, correct maxilla preserving Canine-M2 [Credit: Bhandari et al, 2018] |
In this study, the researchers examined an ape jaw fragment excavated from the Kutch basin, inwards the Gujarat terra firma of western India, nearly thou km due south of the Siwaliks deposits.
X-ray computed-tomography revealed details of the preserved canine too cheek teeth, such every bit the molar enamel too root structure. The ape mandible belonged to an adult private of the Sivapithecus genus, simply the species could non hold upwardly identified.
The authors dated the specimen to the basal Late Miocene, some xi to 10 1000000 years agone based on previous mammalian fossil findings inwards the site. The novel finding is the outset Miocene ape fossil to hold upwardly discovered too thence far due south inwards the Indian peninsula, too extends the southern make of ancient apes inwards the subcontinent past times nearly thou km.
Source: PLOS [November 14, 2018]
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