Thailand: Burmese Fossil Shows Apes Arose In Asia First

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Thailand: Burmese fossil shows apes arose in Asia first

Associated Press

 

"Fossils recently discovered in Burma could prove that the common

ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia,

rather than Africa, researchers contend in a study released Wednesday.

However, other scientists said that the finding, while significant,

won't end the debate over the origin of anthropoids -- the primate

grouping that includes ancient species as well as modern humans. The

pieces of 38 million-year-old jawbones and teeth found near Bagan in

central Burma in 2005 show typical characteristics of primates, said

Dr. Chris Beard, a paleontologist at the Carnegie Museum of Natural

History in Pittsburgh and a member of the team that found the

fossils." (07/01/09)

 

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[Guest Marty]

This could be good news for my father. He has stated many times that he doesn't like evolution cause it's puts humanities origins in Africa. He lets his bigotry get in the way of a lot of things, but this is one of the most frustrating...

[Guest Davka]

This could be good news for my father. He has stated many times that he doesn't like evolution cause it's puts humanities origins in Africa. He lets his bigotry get in the way of a lot of things, but this is one of the most frustrating...

I think that is a stumbling block for more people than will admit it. Everyone knows that our ancestors were white people from the Garden of Eden, which was overrun by Arabs after the Apple.

[Sexton Blake]

It's probable that the ancestors of Man started off in a number of places around the same time and few survived or had the conditions to evolve.

 

Creationists don't believe in evolution because some say they evolved from donkeys but as donkeys are smarter than they are, that is unlikely.