The partial skeleton of a human ancestor previously found in South Africa dates to about 2.2 million years ago, roughly 1 million years younger than the original estimates, a new study finds.
Researchers had hoped that the australopithecine fossil would shed light on the transition to an upright stance and tool use between 4 million and 3 million years ago.
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