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New fossil discovery could kick Lucy out of the human family tree

A fossilized foot discovered in Ethiopia and left unclassified for over a decade has now been linked to a little-known human ...
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Evolution of the human hand shows earlier use of tools than previously documented

Humans are fundamentally technological creatures. We depend on the manufacture and use of tools for our survival to a degree qualitatively greater than any other species. Therefore, an understanding ...
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Australopithecus fossils are a million years older than thought

New burial dating techniques applied to South African cave sediments reveal that Australopithecus fossils are far older than previously believed. The revised dates reshape early human evolution and ...
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Ethiopian fossils reveal new species in human evolutionary lineage

(Reuters) -Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a previously unknown species in the human evolutionary lineage, one that lived in the same ...
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A legendary fossil is forcing scientists to rethink human origins

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...
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Mystery foot fossil may shake up human family tree

Scientists say they have solved the mystery of the Burtele foot, a set of 3.4 million-year-old bones found in Ethiopia in 2009. The fossils, along with others unearthed more recently, have now been ...