Early hominins likely originated in Africa from a Miocene LCA that does not match any living ape - fossil apes remain essential to reconstruct the “starting point” from which humans and chimpanzees evolved science.sciencemag.org/content/372/65…

Congratulations to Dr Alex DeCasien @AlexDecasien on an outstanding PhD dissertation, and an extremely polished defense! Woot woot! #PhDone

I’ve never met this sister, Dr. Lisa Jones, but the solidarity shown me by Black women in particular during this crucible is something I will never forget.

Check out this New Scientist write up of my new JHE paper on the phylogenetic relationships of mid-late Miocene apes 🦍 🦧

Fossil apes, particularly species dating to the Late Miocene, are integral for evaluating the phylogenetic positions of the earliest purported hominins, as they can better inform interpretations of character evolution and morphocline polarities in hominin evolution Kelsey Pugh, Ph.D.

Isaiah Odhiambo Nengo (1961–2022) nature.com/articles/s4155… - via NatureEcoEvo #Tribute #TBI #IsaiahNengo #Nature #Obituary

Working on the 11.2 Ma sediments of #CCN #fieldwork #fossils #palaeo

The Biological Anthropology Lab reunites in Spain! The labbies have been hard at work digging the Miocene in some pretty intense heat. @amnh RGGS at AMNH Cazenave Marine Aless Kelsey Pugh, Ph.D. Sergio Almécija

Today, we published a paper I am very proud of…Steve Frost, Hailay Reda, Frances White and I revise the estimated ages of many famous South African hominin sites based on monkey Biochronology. Let me explain…A THREAD 1/15. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Happy holidays from the American Museum of Natural History Biological Anthropology Lab. Thankful to have these folks. BALerz include Sergio Almécija Kelsey Pugh, Ph.D. Cazenave Marine Aless @NW_Post

𝑃𝑖𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑠 𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑠 , the 12-million-year-old hominid from Catalonia has received a facelift! A study led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History , Brooklyn College and Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont has reconstructed his well-preserved but distorted skull

Great new paper on the newly reconstructed Pierolapithecus face! Confirms likely stem hominid status for Pierolapithecus and provides implications for the ancestral great ape morphotype. Congrats Kelsey Pugh, Ph.D. Sergio Almécija Ashley Hammond and coauthors!! pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

The Pugh et al. 2023 PNAS study is loaded with goodies: 1- All data used is available in the Supporting Information. 2- The 3D reconstruction of the Pierolapithecus face (and all its parts) can be openly downloaded from MorphoSource. 3D print time!💀 morphosource.org/projects/00047…

The recent reconstruction study of the Pierolapithecus face by our team (Kelsey Pugh, Ph.D. et al. 2023 PNAS) appears featured today in the Washington Post. washingtonpost.com/science/2023/1…

Scientists using advanced X-ray imaging technology have reconstructed the face of a 12 million-year-old great ape, opening a window into a critical moment in primate evolution that may reveal important clues about our own origins. wapo.st/3Fv6TU5

Our recent paper on the reconstruction of Pierolapithecus and the evolution of great ape facial morphology was covered today in The Washington Post—check it out! 🦍 💀 🦧

Anthropology Lecturer Kelsey Pugh (Kelsey Pugh, Ph.D.) was the lead author of a study, with @amnh and @icp_mcrusafont scientists, that reconstructed the well-preserved but damaged skull of a great ape species that lived about 12 million years ago. brooklyn.edu/bc-news/brookl…

🚨#BAWMNCiteClub #10 is from Ashley Hammond for Kelsey Pugh, Ph.D. et al.: The reconstructed cranium of Pierolapithecus and the evolution of the great ape face 💀 doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2… #CiteWomenWednesday - submit the work of women in bioanth here: tinyurl.com/mr273pec