Did we split from chimps in Europe?

• Autores: Colin Barras
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3127, 2017, pág. 6
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The last common ancestor people share with chimps might have lived in the east Mediterranean--not in East Africa as is generally assumed. This bold conclusion comes from a study of Greek and Bulgarian fossils, suggesting that the most mysterious of all ancient European apes was actually a human ancestor, or hominin. However, other researchers remain unconvinced by the claim. Go back 12 or more million years and Europe was an ape's paradise. But, some 10 million years ago, environmental conditions there changed and apes became largely confined to Africa, where they eventually split into gorillas, chimpanzees and humans.