Catalan Institute of Paleontology Miquel Crusafont
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Pere Figuerola Giménez-Coral
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Research Associate in Palaeoprimatology and Human Palaeontology at the Miquel Crusafont Catalan Institute of Palaeontology, Autonomous University of Barcelona
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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.