The Saharo-Arabian Desert is one of the largest biogeographical barriers on Earth, impeding dispersals between Africa and Eurasia, including movements of past hominins. Recent research suggested that this barrier has been in place since at least 11 million years ago. However, a new Griffith University-led study shows that numerous humid intervals occurred in the Saharo-Arabian Desert over the past 8 million years.
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