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Also, I wonder if the relatively low abundance of panins makes them difficult to discover. Let's not forget that gorillas--living, breathing giant animals, not fossils--were only discovered in the mid19th c. And the modern Bonobo only exists in remote areas of the Congo, if I'm not mistaken. Could it be possible that our common ancestor was equally isolated, and it wasn't until hominids could exit the jungle on foot that they became wide spread?
thenewgreen · 4503 days ago · link ·
Great points. I think the general public has the perception that our "common ancestors" were great in numbers. Not sure why though?
JakobVirgil · 4503 days ago · link ·
The forest ape our common with gorilla has also not been found for most likely the same reasons. High acid forest soil.