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> our dummy ancestors were around 50 million years ago While true, this vague statement may be misinterpreted by readers. Per Wikipedia[0], about 55 million ye
by ccooffee 3y ago
> our dummy ancestors were around 50 million years ago
While true, this vague statement may be misinterpreted by readers. Per Wikipedia[0], about 55 million years ago is the first fossil evidence of any apes. The 'homo' genus, which is what I'd consider "our dummy ancestors", doesn't appear until 2 million years ago (and anatomically modern humans 300,000 years ago).
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_evolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_evolution