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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vishwam Sankaran

Scientists discover smallest ever great ape that only grew to size of human toddler

Böhme et al., 2024, PLOS ONE

Scientists have discovered a new species of great ape which lived 11 million years ago and only ever grew to the size of a human toddler, making it the smallest known to science.

The now-extinct ape species, which has been named Buronius manfredschmidi, was uncovered at the Hammerschmiede fossil site in Bavaria.

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