How Do We Know When Our Ancestors Lost Their Tails?
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How Do We Know When Our Ancestors Lost Their Tails?
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Paleontologist Holly Dunsworth shows us fossil evidence for the disappearance of our tail.
Aired 04/09/2014 | Rating NR
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How Do We Know When Our Ancestors Lost Their Tails? Clip: Episode 3 | 4m
Paleontologist Holly Dunsworth shows us fossil evidence for the disappearance of our tail.
Unlike most other primates, apes don't have a tail. When did our ancestors lose this potentially useful appendage? Paleoanthropologist Holly Dunsworth introduces Neil Shubin to Proconsul, a
fossil ape that provides some answers to that question.
Aired 04/09/2014 | Rating NR
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Unlike most other primates, apes don't have a tail. When did our ancestors lose this potentially useful appendage? Paleoanthropologist Holly Dunsworth introduces Neil Shubin to Proconsul, a
fossil ape that provides some answers to that question.
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