Humanity's direct ancestor gets a new name. Meet Homo Bodoensis
Nothing actually new under the sun, but the new designation aims to clear a lot of confusion surrounding the human family tree.
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Nothing actually new under the sun, but the new designation aims to clear a lot of confusion surrounding the human family tree.
A skull of a new species of ancient human has been discovered in Ethiopia that experts believe was a direct ancestor of modern humans.
Species was direct ancestor of early humans in Africa and discovery has led to reassessment of epoch
Researchers who reanalysed ancient fossils say they come from a new group of hominins living in Africa around 600,000 years ago, and so deserve a new species name
A team of researchers has assigned a new name for an ancient human ancestor. They believe this will help to resolve "the muddle in the middle", a research conundrum that has caused conflict in the study of human evolution. Their work is published in <i>Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews</i>.