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Alesi: The Life, Death, and Discovery of an Ancestor
October 12, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Free
The recent discovery of a 13 million-year-old fossil infant ape skull has offered a rare glimpse of what the common ancestor of all living apes and humans may have looked like. The fossil, nicknamed “Alesi,” belongs to a newly named species called Nyanzapithecus alesi. Alesi was discovered in a desolate region of Kenya by John Ekusi, a member of Dr. Isaiah Nengo’s research team. In this talk, Dr. Nengo will share the story of finding this rare fossil and discuss the secrets that cutting-edge technology has uncovered about the life of this ancient infant.
Presented by The Leakey Foundation and the Chicago Council on Science and Technology
With generous support from:
Camilla and George Smith
Ann and Gordon Getty
Check out our Origin Stories podcast episode featuring Isaiah Nengo!