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LLCoolRay · 11-13-2007, 02:02 PM

A fossil unearthed in Kenya belongs to a new species of ape that lived around the same time as the last common ancestor of gorillas and humans.

The 10-million-year-old jawbone and 11 teeth were discovered in volcanic mud flow deposits in Kenya's Nakali region.

Dubbed Nakalipithecus nakayamai, the new species supports the idea that the ancestors of great apes and humans evolved exclusively in Africa, the researchers say. A competing hypothesis states that the last common ancestor of both groups descended from a repatriated hominid that left Africa around 16.5 million years ago for Europe or Asia, but then returned about 9.5 million years ago.

11-13-2007, 02:02 PM
LLCoolRay Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Currently residing in Toronto Canada, Originally from Montreal Posts: 64	New ancient ape species discovered A fossil unearthed in Kenya belongs to a new species of ape that lived around the same time as the last common ancestor of gorillas and humans. The 10-million-year-old jawbone and 11 teeth were discovered in volcanic mud flow deposits in Kenya's Nakali region. Dubbed Nakalipithecus nakayamai, the new species supports the idea that the ancestors of great apes and humans evolved exclusively in Africa, the researchers say. A competing hypothesis states that the last common ancestor of both groups descended from a repatriated hominid that left Africa around 16.5 million years ago for Europe or Asia, but then returned about 9.5 million years ago. __________________ Real "LLCoolRay" Mahadeo Senior Manager Affiliate Relations 482979224 ICQ The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it. See Who I Am At Adult Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway