Hello, Pierolapithecus catalaunicus

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Fossil Ape May Be the Ancestor of All Apes [Reuters]

Fossil May Show Ape-Man Ancestor [WaPo]

Read all about it: PZ Myers on Pierolapithecus catalaunicus:

That’s Pierolapithecus catalaunicus, a Miocene hominoid from Spain described in this week’s issue of Science. What’s special about it is that it appears to be the closest thing to a last common ancestor of all of the great apes.

And all you creationists can just fuck off. Today's our day.