Fossils discovered in Egypt may be the closest ancestor of all apes

 

The reconstruction of Masripithecus moghraensis, an ape that lived around 17 million years ago. Image courtesy of Mauricio Antón/Professor Hesham Sallam

Joel Kontinen

Pieces of jawbone and teeth found in Egypt have been identified as a new early ape species named Masripithecus moghraensis, which lived about 17 million years ago

When according to evolution, was the earliest fossil of all apes discovered.   

A newly discovered ape species that lived around 17 million years ago suggests that the first apes may have evolved in North Africa, not East Africa as previously thought.

In 2023 and 2024, at the Wadi Moghra archaeological site in northern Egypt, Shorouq Al-Ashqar at Mansoura University, Egypt, and her colleagues found teeth and jawbones from two ancient apes in deposits dated to approximately 17 million to 18 million years old.

According to Genesis,  God created each species so that it would fill the circle assigned to it, so no thousands or millions of years are needed.  

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James Woodford 2026 Fossils discovered in Egypt may be the closest ancestor of all apes | New Scientist 26 March