Early apes may not have evolved in East Africa
A fossil jawbone suggests apes may have emerged in Africa's north
Masripithecus moghraensis (illustrated here) lived in Egypt around 17 million years ago. The ancient primate’s discovery is a new wrinkle in the evolutionary story of apes.
Mauricio Antón
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