Fossil Primate Hints at Asian Anthropoid Origin

A new fossil primate has been reported by paleontologist K. Christopher Beard of the Carnigie Museum of Natural History. The new fossil, which is referred to by the nickname Ganlea, was discovered in Myanmar in 2005 and suggests that early anthropoids originated in Asia. This contradicts the theory that anthropoid origins are rooted in Germany, as suggested by the scientific team that found Ida.