Scientists Found an Ancient Human Relative Where None Was Expected

A single ancient jawbone is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about humanity’s forgotten relatives. A newly published study in Nature reports the first known Paranthropus fossil ever found in Ethiopia’s Afar region. The research was led by University of Chicago paleoanthropologist Professor Zeresenay Alemseged. The specimen was discovered roughly 1000 km north of where […]Science,Anthropology,Hominin,Paleoanthropology,Paleontology,University of Chicago#Scientists #Ancient #Human #Relative #Expected1769736648