Sergio Almécija
Senior Research Scientist, Biological Anthropology
- Email:
- salmecijaSPAMFILTER@amnh.org
- Phone:
- 212-769-5741
Research Interests
Dr. Sergio Almécija studies the evolution of humans alongside that of our living closest relatives, the apes. Modern apes and humans constitute a relict of a once highly diversified group. During the Miocene (~23–5.3 million years ago) in Africa, Europe, and Asia, there was a greater diversity of apes that did not resemble or move around like any primates alive today. It is from a Miocene ape that both modern chimpanzees and hominins (the human lineage) evolved. Thus, only by studying the evolution of apes and their environment combined with available early hominins will we be able to fully understand human origins.
Links
Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont