Friday, May 29, 2015

Ancient jawbones put new species on the human family tree, researchers say, by Mlynn!

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/28/africa/ethiopia-fossil-hominin-ancestor/index.html

When jawbones and teeth were discovered in Ethiopia, it left people wondering if this could be a new species. "there are sufficient differences in the jaw architecture and size and shape of the teeth to mean that this is a new species, indicating that our ancestry is more complicated than previously thought", says a researcher working on the project. It shows that  that several hominin species coexisted during this period. The word "hominin" is used to refer to human species. This discovery has created a lot of discussion on the topic. I think this is dope!!!!! 

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