For 1.5 million years old, Turkana Boy in pretty good shape

By Tia GhoseLiveScience"Turkana Boy," an exquisitely preserved 1.5-million-year-old human ancestor found in Kenya, may not have had dwarfism or scoliosis, new research suggests.Past studies had suggested that the ancient human ancestor, a Homo erectus, had suffered from a congenital bone disorder that made him unrepresentative of his species."Until now, the Turkana Boy was always thought to be pat...

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