Two primate lineages crossed the Atlantic millions of years ago
New fossil discoveries suggest a second group crossed about 35 million to 32 million years ago
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Teeth of the newly discovered Ucayalipithecus primate in Peru resemble those of primates that lived in northern Africa as early as around 56 million years ago, scientists say.
E. Seiffert