Ethiopian fossils represent new member of human family tree
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - 14:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jaw and teeth fossils found on the silty clay surface of Ethiopia's Afar region represent a previously unknown member of humankind's family tree that lived 3.3 to 3.5 million years ago alongside the famous human ancestor "Lucy," scientists say.