Re:Rare 'goat-sheep' born on Irish farm
by lutusp on Saturday April 05, 2014 @03:54AM
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Yes, but remember the "bottleneck" from 70,000 years ago, when the human race was nearly wiped out. At that time, because of a nuclear winter brought on by a volcanic supereruption, there may have been fewer than 10,000 humans in the entire world.
So, based on that, we're descended from fewer people in the past than most people realize. Another way to say it is that most of our ancestors were cousins.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_catastrophe_theory
So, based on that, we're descended from fewer people in the past than most people realize. Another way to say it is that most of our ancestors were cousins.