hominids are now thought to have differentiated from the ancestors shared with the african apes 42 million years ago.
hominids are now thought to have differentiated from the ancestors shared with the african apes 42 million years ago.
when are hominids now thought to have differentiated from the ancestors shared with the african apes?
42 million years ago
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the cladistic relationship of humans with the african apes was suggested by charles darwin after studying the behaviour of african apes, one of which was displayed at the london zoo. the anatomist thomas huxley had also supported the hypothesis and suggested that african apes have a close evolutionary relationship with humans. these views were opposed by the german biologist ernst haeckel, who was a proponent of the out of asia theory. haeckel argued that humans were more closely related to the primates of south-east asia and rejected darwin's african hypothesis.
recent african origin of modern humans