Recreate the most ancient primates of Earth

Scientists have revealed the life of the world's oldest primates, living 66 million years ago.

A group of American scientists, from Yale University, the Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of California, discovered the life of the world's oldest primates, named Purgatorius , After analyzing the fossil bones, head and teeth of this animal.

As a result of fossil analysis, scientists found that the ankle joint of Purgatorius was very flexible. This helps them adapt to life spending most of their time eating fruit and climbing trees.

Purgatorius primates look like squirrels today.

'Ankle bone fossils show that Purgatorius has a flexible heel like today's tree primates. This ability enables them to rotate their feet in different directions when traveling on trees , 'said Dr Stephen Chester, Yale University paleontologist and team member, on the Daily Mail.

Purgatorius has a relatively small body, brown fur and dense-colored tail. Scientists think they lived in the Paleocene century 66 million years ago - right after the dinosaurs had no extinction.

Dr. Jonathan Bloch, of the Florida Museum of Natural History, says that new fossils support the hypothesis that the first 10 million years of primates have occurred during the period of diverse plant growth. chemical.

Scientists found it to be similar to another prehistoric primate named Dryomomys. They all have lots of teeth, including relatively low molars. This feature helps them adapt to the main life of fruit.