Name: First Human Link
Uploaded: 2021-01-01
Duration: 15 min 3 s
Description: 65 million years ago, an immense space rock slammed into Earth, creating the equivalent of nuclear winter, killing all of the dinosaurs. Now, a team of scientists believes there was a witness to the catastrophe …a survivor that walked alongside T-rex … and that also allowed humans to be here today.

65 million years ago, an immense space rock slammed into Earth, creating the equivalent of nuclear winter, killing all of the dinosaurs. Now, a team of scientists believes there was a witness to the catastrophe …a survivor that walked alongside T-rex … and that also allowed humans to be here today.

As scientists trace the aftermath of the asteroid impact that ended the age of dinosaurs, they investigate Purgatorius, a small mammal that may sit on the primate line leading to humans. Fossil teeth, ankle bones, and CT-based 3D analysis reveal how this survivor may have lived, and why its story could reshape our view of where we came from.

A tiny survivor in dinosaur twilight may reveal humanity's earliest roots.

First Human Link

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