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Egyptian Ape Fossil Reframes a Key Question in Human Origins
Key Takeaways
- Researchers identified Masripithecus moghraensis from Wadi Moghra in northern Egypt.
- The species lived about 17 to 18 million years ago in the Early Miocene.
- The find is described as the first definitive fossil ape from North Africa.
- It broadens the regions scientists may consider central to early ape evolution.
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