Surprise Human-Ancestor Find—Key Fossils Hidden in Lab Rock
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 20:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A tooth in a rock revealed hidden treasure under researchers' noses—and could lead to the most complete early human ancestor skeleton yet.
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