A monkey descending a tree trunk often keeps its head up, moving almost like a cautious climber backing down a ladder.

Learn about the different ways mammals descended from trees and what this can tell us about early primate evolution.

A new study explains how climbing down trees helped shape upright posture in early primates and changed the course of evolution.

Researchers have shed new light on the features that enable tree-dwelling mammals to move effectively through their environments, providing insights into the evolution of the distinct upright postures ...

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Supraordinal relationships of primates and their time of origin -- A molecular classification for the living orders of placental mammals and the phylogenetic placement of primates / MS Springer, WJ ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Cover -- Cortical Evolution in Primates -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures and tables ...

It’s a common mistake to think we came directly from the monkeys or chimps you see at the zoo today, […] ...