Interesting Article On How Species Possibly Spread To Different Continents... & How We Ended Up Coming Into Existence

[spike.t]

One Incredible Ocean Crossing May Have Made Human Evolution Possible

Species crossing oceans is incredibly rare but, given huge spans of time, such freak events inevitably influence evolution—including our own origins.

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[Aaron.F]

Interesting read, thanks for sharing.

 

[Hogpatrol]

Somewhat OT, but along with Neanderthal, rhino, hyena and elephant fossils found in a cave in Italy.

Archaeologists find Neanderthal remains in Italy – DW – 05/08/2021

The remains of nine Neanderthals have been uncovered at a prehistoric site in Italy's Lazio region. The oldest could possibly be between 90,000 and 100,000 years old.

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