New genus of extinct Holocene gibbon associated with humans in Imperial China

Author:

Turvey Samuel T.1,Bruun Kristoffer2,Ortiz Alejandra3ORCID,Hansford James14,Hu Songmei5,Ding Yan5,Zhang Tianen5,Chatterjee Helen J.2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY, UK.

2. Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.

3. Institute of Human Origins, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA.

4. Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton Waterfront Campus, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK.

5. Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, Xi’an 710054, China.

Abstract

The noblewoman's ape Human activities are causing extinctions across a wide array of taxa. Yet there has been no evidence of humans directly causing extinction among our relatives, the apes. Turvey et al. describe a species of gibbon found in a 2200- to 2300-year-old tomb ascribed to a Chinese noblewoman. This previously unknown species was likely widespread, may have persisted until the 18th century, and may be the first ape species to have perished as a direct result of human activities. This discovery may also indicate the existence of unrecognized primate diversity across Asia. Science , this issue p. 1346

Funder

Royal Society

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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