# Ancient ape fossil in Egypt could rewrite the story of human origins

- Source: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
- Published: 2026-11-01T10:32:46+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261031011638.htm
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/ancient-ape-fossil-in-egypt-could-rewrite-the-story-of-human-origins-29fcf8/

A 17- to 18-million-year-old ape fossil discovered in Egypt is challenging long-held beliefs about where the ancestors of humans and other modern apes first evolved. Scientists now suspect that North Africa and the Middle East, rather than East Africa, may have been the cradle of modern ape evolution.

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