An ape that lived 21 million years ago was used to a habitat that was both grassy and wooded. Corbin Rainbolt by Laura M. MacLatchy, University of Michigan; Dan Peppe, Baylor University, and Kieran McNulty, University of Minnesota Human evolution is tightly connected to the environment and landscape of Africa, where our ancestors first emerged. … Continued

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