科学家发现神秘古猿遗骸拥有“类人腿”

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北青网讯 在德国南部出土的1160万年前的古猿化石可能会改变人们对人类进化起源的理解。科学家们说,这种被称为丹奴维乌斯古根莫西的古猿,既拥有人类的特征——适合两足动物的直下肢也

北青网讯 在德国南部出土的1160万年前的古猿化石可能会改变人们对人类进化起源的理解。

科学家们说,这种被称为丹奴维乌斯古根莫西的古猿,既拥有人类的特征——适合两足动物的直下肢也拥有猿类的特征——能够抓住树枝的长臂。这表明这类古猿既能够用两条腿直立行走,也能运用四肢灵活爬树。

这是已知最古老的能直立行走的古猿。

研究人员说,这一发现表明人类祖先可能起源于欧洲,而不是之前公认的非洲。迄今为止,人类进化树中两足动物最古老的化石证据可以追溯到大约600万年前:来自肯尼亚的名为欧灵·图根尼斯的古人类化石以及地中海克里特岛上的脚印。如果丹奴维乌斯古根莫西古猿是人类的祖先,那就意味着它的一些后代在某个时候迁移到了非洲生活。

德国托宾根大学的古人类学家马德莱娜·波姆领导了发表在《自然》杂志上的研究,他说这次的发现有可能彻底更改两足动物进化的起因、时间和地点。

在德国巴伐利亚发现了至少四个丹奴维乌斯古根莫西古猿的化石,包括许多关键骨骼,但没有完整的头骨。完全保存下来的有四肢骨骼、脊椎骨、手指和脚趾骨骼,这些遗骸使研究人员能够重建这种生物在其环境中的活动方式。

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