Oldest panda fossils ever are found — and not in China

Paleontologists reveal 2 sets of fossil jaws, teeth in Spain that date back 11.6 million years



The oldest known ancestor of the giant panda lineage (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) lived about 11.6 million years ago in what is now Spain.


All giant pandas may come from China, but fossils reveal that the oldest known ancestor of the lineage dwelled in Spain, researchers say.

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