Where did the last common ancestor of African Apes evolve

Where did the last common ancestor of African Apes evolve

Essay topic: Where did the last common ancestor of African Apes evolve? / Were the European apes an evolutionary dead end or the ancestors of living African Apes?

Evolutionary dead end (the ancestors of African Apes evolved in Africa): Alba, D. M. (2012). Fossil apes from the Vallès-Penedès basin. Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, 21(6), 254–269. https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.21312

Ancestors of living African Apes (the ancestors of African Apes evolved in Eurasia): Begun, D. R., Nargolwalla, M. C., & Kordos, L. (2012). European Miocene Hominids and the Origin of the African Ape and Human Clade. Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews, 21(1), 10–23. https://doi.org/10.1002/evan.20329

Three pages, 12 point type, 1” margins.

This paper will summarize a debate in human evolution research. You will find at least two position papers each arguing a different position. Provide a summary of each position and the evidence supporting it. Make sure to provide your reaction to each argument. Which argument do you find most compelling and why? You should demonstrate your understanding of the material through your original response to the debate.