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Homo bodoensis is a direct ancestor of modern humans who lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene, and seen in this image by Ettore Mazza | Genetics And Genomics

A team of scientists claim to have identified a new “ancient human ancestor” in Africa. However, not everyone agrees.

University of Winnipeg paleoanthropologists Dr. Mirjana Roksandic and an international team of researchers have discovered and named a new ancient ancestor to

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Experts reevaluated the human fossil record from the era between 129,000 and 774,000 years ago. That yielded a new species of human ancestor.

The species homo rhodesiensis, named after Rhodesia - which in turn took the name of the British imperialist Cecil Rhodes - should be called homo bodoensis, scientists say.

Scientists have discovered a species of human ancestors called 'homo bodoensis' that lived around half a million years ago. The study was conducted by an international team of researchers from the University of Winnipeg and the University of Belgrade. It has been published in the journal Nature. According to lead author Dr. Mirjana Roksandic, ''Talking about human evolution during this time period became impossible due to the lack of proper terminology that acknowledges human...

Scientists have named a new species that may have been the direct ancestor of modern humans.

An exhibit at the Neanderthal Museum in the town of Krapina, Croatia, February 25, 2010. Reuters/Nikola Solic After reevaluating the human fossil

A paleoanthropologist at the University of Winnipeg is responsible for naming a new species: the Hom...