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Where Homo naledi fits in the human family tree

Homo naledi displays a puzzling mix of primitive and modern traits, making its place in the human family tree difficult to ...
ScienceAlert on MSN

2-million-year-old fossil may be the oldest example of an early human

An international research team has announced the most complete fossil yet of Homo habilis (aka 'the handy man') – one of the ...
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AI reveals which predators chewed ancient humans’ bones – challenging ideas on which ‘Homo’ species was the first tool-using hunter

Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa. After archaeologists uncovered his fossilized bones in 1960, they used ...
WRAL

'Missing link' in human history confirmed after long debate

Early humans were still swinging from trees two million years ago, scientists have said, after confirming a set of contentious fossils represent a "missing link" in humanity's family tree. The fossils ...
Nature

New fossil evidence adds branch to early hominin family tree

Analysis of rare hominin infant fossils excavated in southern Africa reveals unexpected cranial features which add weight to the hypothesis that Paranthropus robustus is more closely related to the ...