Our ancient kin have taken a big step back in time. An international team working in Ethiopia has found bones and teeth of the earliest known hominid, a member in good standing of humanity’s evolutionary family.
Ardipithecus finds include jaw fragment (white arrow) and toe bone (yellow arrow). Hand holds a piece of a collarbone.
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