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Location . On what continent was the earliest fossil evidence of humans found?
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∙ 12y ago
The oldest fossils of early hominids have been found in Africa.
(most common place for hominids to live in the Paleolithic. Mesolithic, and Neolithic Stone Age periods)
The Gauteng (aka Cradle of Human-kind) province has findings of most of the findings in the world. Sterkfontein, a series of limestone caves in Africa, is the area where more than 1/3 of the oldest hominid fossils were discovered.
Also in 2001, a group of French people found what they believe to be the remains of the earliest human, Toumai, aged around 7 million years old, in the Chadian Desert of Africa. The debate surrounding this had yet to be resolved.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoStromatolites are the oldest fossils found. They are ancient bacteria that still live today in western Australia. Time magazine just published a blurb about the oldest colony found yet: 39 billion years old, if I remember correctly.
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∙ 12y agoOn what continent was the earliest fossil evidence of humans found?
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Africa. this is because Africa is where human life originated.
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What was the continent was the earliest fossil evidence found?
Africa
On what continent was the earliest fossil evidence of human found?
the first fossil was found 2.6 million years ago and was a spearhead
Fossil evidence suggests that the earliest cells on Earth were?
simple prokaryotes
What is the earliest known evidence of people using roses?
The rose is, according to fossil evidence, 35 million years old.
What has fossil evidence revealed as the earliest date of human existence in the Western Hemisphere?
To date, fossil evidence shows that humans existed in the Western Hemisphere as far back as 10,000 BC BCE. There is also evidence of tools that also match the fossil remains.
How is the hypothesis about Earth's earliest life forms consistent with fossil evidence?
I know you have a textbook so use it
How is hypothesis about earths earliest life forms consistent with fossil evidence?
I know you have a textbook so use it
Fossil evidence indicates that the earliest bacteria on Earth lived about how many years ago?
3.5 to 4 billion years
How was fossil evidence used to reconstruct Pangea?
The intersection of a common fossil on two different landmasses' borders allowed scientists to reconstruct Pangaea.
Are Tasmanian tigers Australian?
Yes. From the time of the earliest European settlement, the Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, was only known on the Australian island of Tasmania. However, fossil evidence and Aboriginal paintings indicate the Thylacine was once widespread throughout the Australian continent and the island of New Guinea.
When were cats made?
Based on fossil evidence, the earliest "true cats", appeared in Europe about 30 million years ago. The species name of that cat is Proailurus.
Which continent did the first people origianally live?
The most likely continent for first occupation by humans is Africa, specifically the northwest corner of the African continent. This is the scientific answer, well supported by fossil evidence. Humans, very much like today's people, seem to have existed there up to 1.5 million years ago. Somewhere around 150,000 years ago they seem to have migrated beyond Africa into the middle east, India, and China. The last continent (not counting Antarctica) to be occupied was South America.
