US EditionFossils unearthed in Morocco are first from little-understood period of human evolution
Fossils from a Moroccan cave dated to 773,000 years ago show traits linking Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, and Denisovans, filling a key gap in the African fossil record.
- Fossilized remains dated to around 773,000 years ago were found in a cave in Morocco, providing insight into the ancestry of modern humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans.
- The fossils differ from earlier human species like Homo erectus and Homo antecessor, suggesting they represent populations ancestral to modern humans and archaic Eurasian lineages.
- The findings indicate that North Africa played a role in early human evolution when climatic shifts periodically opened corridors across the Sahara.
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When and where the last common ancestor of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals lived is disputed among scientists. But fossils from Morocco now bring new insights: the findings are much older than the previous ones.
Hominid remains found in Morocco, North Africa, have turned out to be much older than expected, dating back 773,000 years. The discovery fills a major gap in the timeline of human evolution and suggests that the northern part of the continent may have played a more important role in the development of modern humans and their relatives than previously thought.
Scientists have discovered hominin fossils in a Moroccan cave, providing new insights into the origins of modern humans. The fossils, estimated to be around 773,000 years old, appear to be from one of the last human species before the emergence of Homo sapiens, or modern humans. The finds were made in a well-known cave system near the city of Casablanca, where several remains and tools from ancient humans have already been discovered. The fossil…
A study published this Wednesday in the journal "Nature", thanks to dentitions dating back 773 000 years, is a final part of this long debate about the beginnings of our species, according to the main author Jean-Jacques Hublin, paleoanthropologist.
By Katie Hunt, CNN. Fossils unearthed in Morocco from a poorly understood period of human evolution could help scientists solve a long-standing mystery: Who came before us? Three jawbones, including one from a child, teeth, vertebrae, and a femur were unearthed from a cave known as Grotte à Hominidés in the Thomas Quarry in Casablanca, Morocco, dating back 773,000 years. They are enigmatic to scientists because they are the first hominin fossils…
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