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A fossil from Wadi Moghra in northern Egypt, Masripithecus moghraensis (about 17–18 million years old), may be close to the ancestor of all living apes, challenging the East Africa-centric view. Using Bayesian tip-dating, researchers place it among stem hominoids, suggesting Afro-Arabia and nearby regions were part of early ape evolution, though the fossil record remains sparse and more work is needed.
Researchers describe Masripithecus moghraensis, a newly identified fossil ape from northern Egypt dating to about 17–18 million years ago, as a close stem hominoid to the lineage that gave rise to all living apes. Using Bayesian tip-dating, the find suggests northern Afro-Arabia could be a cradle for ape origins and underscores the role of Afro-Arabia as a Miocene biogeographic crossroads, challenging the East Africa–centered view while acknowledging gaps in Africa’s fossil record.
Researchers in Egypt have identified Masripithecus, a 17–18 million-year-old ape relative found in the Wadi Moghra region, implying that modern apes and possibly the human lineage may have originated in Afro-Arabia rather than exclusively in East Africa; the find expands the geographic scope of early hominoid evolution, though experts caution that more fossils are needed to pinpoint the crown ancestor.