Fossils hint at India’s crucial role in primate evolution
Limb bones may reveal what common ancestor looked like
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ANCIENT LOOK Fossils of extinct primates that lived in India nearly 55 million years ago come from tiny creatures that were about the size of a gray mouse lemur (shown).
David Haring/Duke Lemur Center