[decimon]

Nothing about humanoids but flora spreading via a northern land bridge might factor in to assumptions of human dispersal.

[decimon]

Nut ping. ;-)

[agere_contra]

So, 47 Million years ago, Europe was as warm as (e.g.) northern Brazil is today. Europe was a tropical country at least 5 degrees C warmer than in our current period of “runaway climate change”.

I can’t remember why I brought this up. Something to do with the Nobel Prize, but what it was escapes me.

[Alter Kaker]

Nothing about humanoids but flora spreading via a northern land bridge might factor in to assumptions of human dispersal.

Not if you're talking 47 million years ago, you're not. Primates in the early Eocene resembled primitive lemurs and lorises, and weren't anything like our immediate ancestors.

[Brad from Tennessee]

Link below to some evidence of African influence in pre-Columbian America.

http://www.raceandhistory.com/historicalviews/ancientamerica.htm

[muawiyah]

47 million years ago I think our ancestors were running around tree trunks eating bugs.

That's why lobsters don't have a chance! Little butter and garlic, ..... mmmmmmmmmmmm!

[SunkenCiv]

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[Pajama Blogger]

They might have been spread by African Swallows laden with cashews. Nee

[SunkenCiv]

Ries Basin, from an impact 15 million years ago, just a f'rinstance; these nutty fossils are 47 million years old.

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[taxesareforever]

Cashew nut fossils have been identified in 47-million year old lake sediment in Germany, revealing that the cashew genus Anacardium was once distributed in Europe

Just goes to prove that there were nuts all over.

[coconutt2000]

Apparently Europe used to be warmer than it is today.

(Yeah, it was probably also not in the same spot 47 million years ago, but who can pass up a jab at global warming when it is offered up on a platter.)

[afraidfortherepublic]

Hmmmm. Fossilized cashews. I think I have some in my freezer. I’m going to eat those for breakfast...