Rare primate found in Nebraska is a clue about the future

Fossils previously found in Nebraska have been connected to fossils from China, revealing how one species of primate existed millions of years after its relatives became extinct in the region and establishing a blueprint for how species bridge a changing climate.

Paleontologists from the University of Kansas and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Beijing, published their findings about how Ekgmowechashala came to North America millions of years after similar primate species vanished from the Earth.

Ekgmowechashala is a species found to have bridged the gap between North American primates that vanished during a massive cooling event 34 million years ago and the arrival of the Clovis people, which are one of the oldest known cultures in North America.