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Ramapithecus

This extinct primate is the earliest hominid, or distinctively manlike, member of man's family tree. The finding of many new specimens of it has clarified its place in human evolution

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 236 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “Ramapithecus” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 236 No. 5 (), p. 28
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0577-28