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The study found that our ancestors' breeding population once plummeted to 1,280 individuals, with 98.7% lost over 117,000 years before numbers rebounded.Summary
KEY POINTS:
- New methodology reconstructs ancient population dynamics.
- Bottleneck might explain 950,000-650,000 years fossil gap.
- Climate change, African drought likely contributed.
References
Media Check: Scientific American (HIGH CREDIBILITY)
Collections |The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
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