Human ancestor may be from Asia, not Africa

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 19:21 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A new Myanmar fossil primate, Ganlea megacanina, suggests the common ancestor of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from large-toothed primates in Asia and not Africa.

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