https://www.earthmagazine.org/tags/monkey/ Recent content in Monkey on EARTH Magazine Hugo en-US American Geosciences Institute. All rights reserved. Tue, 17 Jan 2017 14:19:02 -0500 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/monkeys-smash-stone-tool-theories/ Tue, 17 Jan 2017 14:19:02 -0500 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/monkeys-smash-stone-tool-theories/ <p>Archaeologists have long credited stone flakes found at dig sites to tool-making hominins, but observations of wild capuchin monkeys in Brazil breaking stones may put an end to the assumption that all stone flakes were made by humans and their ancestors.</p> https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/monkeys-new-world-earlier-thought/ Mon, 01 Jun 2015 09:36:47 -0400 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/monkeys-new-world-earlier-thought/ <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/monkeys-new-world-earlier-thought/Monkeys_Ron_Blakey.jpg" alt="A strong resemblance between a newly discovered Peruvian primate and African species supports the theory of dispersal from Africa to South America. Credit: Ron Blakey." loading="eager" decoding="async"> <figcaption>A strong resemblance between a newly discovered Peruvian primate and African species supports the theory of dispersal from Africa to South America. Credit: Ron Blakey.</figcaption> </figure> <p>Monkeys originated in Africa, but how and when they first appeared in Central and South America has long been something of a mystery. Now, a new set of fossilized teeth places monkeys in South America about 10 million years earlier than previously thought.</p> https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/missing-link-or-major-hype/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:41:58 -0500 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/missing-link-or-major-hype/ <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/missing-link-or-major-hype/i-1e3-7d9-5-14.jpg" alt="Jørn Hurum, one of the scientists that announced the fossil find on Tuesday. 2009 AETN." loading="eager" decoding="async"> <figcaption>Jørn Hurum, one of the scientists that announced the fossil find on Tuesday. 2009 AETN.</figcaption> </figure> <p>A squirrel-sized primate that lived 47 million years ago in the rainforests of Europe may be the common ancestor of monkeys, apes and humans, according to scientists who announced the discovery of the &ldquo;missing link&rdquo; fossil yesterday at a press conference. The well-preserved fossil has been at the center of a whirlwind PR blitz, including <a href="http://thelink.aetnpromo.com/">a History Channel documentary</a> airing next week and <a href="http://www.revealingthelink.com/">an upcoming book</a> &mdash; yet some scientists say the bones don&rsquo;t live up to the hype.</p> https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/paleo-patrol-primates-caribbean/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:41:58 -0500 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/paleo-patrol-primates-caribbean/ <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/paleo-patrol-primates-caribbean/i-3a4-7da-4-1d.jpg" alt="Erin Wayman (pictured in Cardiff, Wales) writes Paleo Patrol for EARTH. Spencer Wayman" loading="eager" decoding="async"> <figcaption>Erin Wayman (pictured in Cardiff, Wales) writes Paleo Patrol for EARTH. Spencer Wayman</figcaption> </figure> <p>The only monkeys you&rsquo;ll find on the islands of the Caribbean today were brought there (intentionally or not) by people. But just a few thousand years ago, thriving populations of primates existed across the Caribbean. The discovery of exceptionally well-preserved monkey bones in the Dominican Republic is helping researchers better understand the evolutionary history of these now-extinct primates.</p>