Sentences with phrase «most ancient relatives»
In contrast, the first demonstrably modern bandicoots appeared less than 5 million years ago, while their most ancient relatives seemingly inhabited rainforests some 20 million years ago.
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Researchers are finally getting to know one of our most mysterious ancient relatives, thanks to DNA from a 110,000 - year - old tooth.
Modern conservation efforts tend to center around large animals — such as tigers, elephants, and wolves — and top predators in peril, while Roopnarine and Angielczyk show that small amniotes (reptiles and ancient mammal relatives) were most vulnerable during the early phase of this long - ago period of extinction.
Homo naledi, our most recently discovered ancient relative, might have lived alongside Homo sapiens and carries a striking similarity to modern humans.