The face of an ancient human ancestor that lived 3.8 million years ago has been revealed by scientists following the discovery of a near-complete skull in Ethiopia's Woranso-Mille complex—an archaeological region that contains a trove of fossils relating to early human evolution.
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The skull was found in 2016 by researchers working at the site. The international team dated it to 3.8 million years ago and, based on the morphological features, say it belongs to a male Australopithecus anamensis. This is a poorly understood early hominin species, the oldest in the Australopithecus genus. It was thought to have lived between 4.2 and 3.9 million years ago.
Until now, the craniofacial features of the species were almost completely unknown. Having a complete skull has now changed that. Researchers have named the specimen MRD, after its collection number MRD-VP-1/1.
https://www.newsweek.com/face-ancient-hu...on-1456512
The skull was found in 2016 by researchers working at the site. The international team dated it to 3.8 million years ago and, based on the morphological features, say it belongs to a male Australopithecus anamensis. This is a poorly understood early hominin species, the oldest in the Australopithecus genus. It was thought to have lived between 4.2 and 3.9 million years ago.
Until now, the craniofacial features of the species were almost completely unknown. Having a complete skull has now changed that. Researchers have named the specimen MRD, after its collection number MRD-VP-1/1.
https://www.newsweek.com/face-ancient-hu...on-1456512
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