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Early gorilla fossils suggest late split from human ancestors

16-02-2016 02:03AM

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Adam Khor

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http://www.livescience.com/53676-human-gorilla-lineages-split-later.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Livesciencecom+%28LiveScience.com+Science+Headline+Feed%29

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#2 16-02-2016 08:31AM

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It is well known that north Africa was once verdant and well-watered, as is most of the sub-Saharan part of the continent. But what was this now-arid zone like when apes made their first appearance?

According to the article about early gorilla fossils, there is no sure evidence of sub-Saharan mammals from 8-9 million B.C. Would some climatic element have been responsible for that?

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