Monday, June 25, 2018

Scientists discover new gibbon species inside tomb of Chinese emperor's grandmother

In a new study published in the journal Science, scientists detail the identification of a new species of gibbon, one that had gone extinct at some point over the past two millennia. The remains of Junzi imperialis were first discovered in 2004, when archaeologists discovered a new mausoleum nearby the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, which is famously guarded by thousands of terracotta soldiers. In addition to the partial skull of the gibbon, the newly discovered mausoleum contained...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/scientists-discover-new-gibbon-species-inside-tomb-of-chinese-emperors-grandmother
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