Dental remains found by German paleontologists prompt speculation that Europe, not Africa, was the true birthplace of humankind
9.7 million year-old fossilized teeth found in a former bed of the Rhine river (Mainz Natural History Museum)
The discovery of a set of 9.7 million-year-old teeth is leading some experts to posit that Europe may have been the true birthplace of humankind, and not Africa as previously thought.