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Ancient Us: The Evolutionary Journey of Apes with Dr Sergio Almécija | S3E50

‘Hundreds of species of apes lived before…now there are just a few of us.’ 

Click HERE to visit Sergio’s Website

Click HERE to purchase Sergio’s book, Humans: Perspectives on Our Evolution From World Experts

Sergio Almecija digging fossil apes in Spain

Sergio digging for fossil apes in Spain.

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Sergio Almécija is a paleoanthropologist interested in the evolution of apes and humans. His research focuses on the morphological changes that occurred in the skeleton of the earliest members of the great ape (chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans) and human family.

Click HERE to visit the American Museum of Natural Historys anthropology page

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