A new fossil suggests that the closest ancestors of modern apes originated in North Africa rather than in the East
A newly discovered ape fossil in northern Egypt suggests that the closest ancestors of modern apes may have originated in North Africa, outside the East African regions that have traditionally been studied. Dating back between 17 and 18 million years, the new species —Masripithecus moghraensis — represents the closest known hominid relative to the lineage that ultimately gave rise to all living apes, including humans. The study is published today in the journal Science.
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