The distinctive human habit of walking upright may have evolved millions of years ago, contrary to the prevalence, according to researchers who discovered the remains of an ancient monkey in southern Germany.

According to the newspaper "The Guardian" British excavations found in a pit mud Hammarshmid in Bavaria, the fossilized bones belonging to a monkey the size of previously unknown monkeys, lived about 12 million years, long before the separation of humans from the cousins ​​of modern times ( Chimpanzees and bonobos).

Bone analysis showed that the animal, named Danuvius guggenmosi, had an unusual combination of anatomical features. Scientists said long forearms, curved fingers and strong thumbs were characteristic features of her life hanging from the branches, hips, knees and feet were more human and more suitable for walking upright.

"It was surprising for us to see in the research how some bones are similar to humans, compared to the great apes," said Madeleine Boehm, who led the study at the University of Tübingen. Fossils, which include remnants of a female, male, and event, were discovered between 2015 and 2018.

According to Bohemi, the results suggest that our straight situation can be attributed to a common ancestor of humans and the great apes that lived in Europe rather than Africa. When D guggenmosi was alive, Bavaria was hotter than it is today.

The mud pit included fossils (teeth, jaw cutting, spine, and big toe that was handy to deal with tree branches). Arguably, the most important fossils were the forearm bone and chin, which fueled speculation by scientists about how the monkey moved.

The most complete skeleton, with 21 bones, is believed to belong to a man who is about one meter high and weighs about 30 kilograms. He had a curved S-shaped spine in humans.

Monkey teeth were measured in an extinct group called the dry metopthycin, which lived in Europe in the middle of the late Miocene, an era that lasted from about 23 million years to five million years ago. Some researchers believe that Dryopithecins are the ancestors of ancient African monkeys that ultimately led to the emergence of higher apes more generally, including gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans.