Monday, February 20, 2012

Australopithecus sediba Discovery

I read an article by Science Daily, which talked about the discovery of Australopithecus sediba in South Africa last year. The fossil is somewhere around 1.98 million years old, with a 3000 year give-or-take difference. It was discovered by a team of researchers at the Malapa Cave site in South Africa. This is a huge move for the human evolution chart. Dr. Robyn Pickering says, "Knowing the age of the fossils is critical to placing them in our family tree, and this new age means that Australopithecus sediba is the current best candidate for our most distant human ancestor." What do you think will come of this discovery?

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