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New Species Of Early Human Lived Alongside The Oldest Known Homo Over 2.6 Million Years Ago

Fossilized teeth discovered in Ethiopia have revealed a new-to-science species of Australopithecus, a genus of early hominins ...
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Never-before-seen cousin of Lucy might have lived at the same site as the oldest known human species, new study suggests

An unidentified early hominin fossil that might be a new species confirms that Australopithecus and Homo species lived in the ...

INTERVIEW: Fossil finds add ancestors - and a puzzle - to our human family tree

A team of researchers say they’ve found fossils that add two new ancestors to our human family tree. While these two ...

Ethiopian fossil Lucy leaves for her first exhibition in Europe

The human ancestor fossil known as Lucy has left Ethiopia for display in a European museum. Lucy’s skeleton, which is 40% ...
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Researchers announces the discovery of a new species linked to the origin of humankind

The fossils, attributed to an unknown australopithecus that lived in present-day Ethiopia 2.6 million years ago, have met ...

The Missing Link? Mysterious Unnamed Human Ancestor Found Near Lucy Site

Researchers recovered 13 teeth, ten attributed to a new unnamed Australopithecus and three to primitive Homo, hinting at ...
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A human species unknown to scientists has been discovered in East Africa’s oldest country

Researchers in Ethiopia recently made a significant discovery, having unearthed fossilized teeth from an ancient human ...

The Shocking Diet That Fueled Human Evolution

Before evolution gave them the right teeth, early humans were already feasting on grasses and tubers. That bold choice may ...