Animals ScienceDaily: Plants & Animals · 1 Nov 2026

Ancient ape fossil in Egypt could rewrite the story of human origins

Ancient ape fossil in Egypt could rewrite the story of human origins

A 17- to 18-million-year-old ape fossil discovered in Egypt is challenging long-held beliefs about where the ancestors of humans and other modern apes first evolved.

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