Most Recent European Great Ape Discovered

[Justtristo]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...210347.htm

[KichigaiNeko]

Great find Trist!!

[Justtristo]

These discoveries make you think whether or not both our Genus Homo and the Great Apes did not originated from Africa. Rather they might have originated in Eurasia, which was much warmer back then with Bulgaria being subtropical.

[KichigaiNeko]

Tectonics and Climate change buddy.

I often wonder what our "Out Back" looked like all those ages ago. And why the fuck is it sooooo FLAT once one gets past the Great Dividing Range and Wallace line

[reverendjeremiah]

How can they find out so much info from one molar?

[KichigaiNeko]

National Museum of Natural Science in Sofia, Bulgaria, the molar was discovered in Upper Miocene fluvial sediments near Chirpan. The morphology and the great thickness of the tooth enamel point to a hominid fossil. The age of the fossiliferous sands at 7 million years reveals the fossil to be most recent known great ape from continental Europe. Until now, the most recent fossil was that of a 9.2 million year old specimen of Ouranopithecus macedonensis from Greece. Hominids therefore were thought to have disappeared from Europe prior to 9 million years ago. At this time, European terrestrial ecosystems had been changed from mostly evergreen and lush forests to savannah-like landscapes with a seasonal climate. It had been thought that great apes, which typically consume fruits, were unable to survive this change due to a seasonal deficiency of fruits.

And it was a pre-Molar.... young one??

[Minimalist]

I thought it was Silvio Berlusconi?

[LastPoet]

He wasn't found in a 'bunga-bunga' party, Min

[Cinjin]

This article is only proof that the conspiracy grows. 7 million years?! HA! Ridiculous! The Bible is all we need to find out about the past and these atheist scientists are just part of the giant world-wide ongoing century long conspiracy to undermine Christianity. You will be judged in hell for your deception!! {insert ominous soundtrack ... BOM BOM BOMMM!}

Sincerely,

POE





(cool article by the way)

[Minimalist]

He wasn't found in a 'bunga-bunga' party, Min

That would apparently be the only party the bastard missed.