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“Africa is the place of origin of man, and Asia is the place of origin of our far ancestors”

The discovery of a new fossil by a team of international scientists may prove that early anthropoids originated in Southeast Asia before colonising Africa, where they evolved further. Four fossilised teeth, dating back 37m years, were unearthed after six years of sifting through tonnes of sediment in central Myanmar.

Southeast Asia Globe
July 22, 2012

The discovery of a new fossil by a team of international scientists may prove that early anthropoids originated in Southeast Asia before colonising Africa, where they evolved further. Four fossilised teeth, dating back 37m years, were unearthed after six years of sifting through tonnes of sediment in central Myanmar.



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