The unexpected ape

• Autores: Colin Barras
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2925, 2013, págs. 34-37
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The original version of The March of Progress, drawn for a popular science book in 1965, lined up all the early relatives of humans known at the time in chronological order. The artist, Rudolph Zallinger, sketched them striding purposefully across the page, seemingly becoming more advanced with each step. It gave the impression--despite the book saying otherwise--that human evolution was a linear progression from small-brained tree climbers to bipedal big-brained modern humans. Now, however, a string of new fossils are forcing a rethink. Here, Barras reports recent discoveries that are forcing people rethink human's family history.