Two-million-year-old South Africa fossils show links to man
Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 10:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A well-preserved set of 2-million-year-old fossils shows a part-human, part-ape species had hands similar to man, sophisticated ankles that helped in movement and a surprisingly tiny but advanced brain, a report released Thursday said.