An international team of researchers working at Ledi-Geraru in Ethiopia has uncovered fossils indicating that early Homo and a newly identified Australopithecus species coexisted between 2.6 and 2.8 million years ago. The discovery includes 13 Australopithecus teeth, distinct from the famous Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy), and confirms there is no evidence of Lucys kind after 2.95 million years ago.
Fossils Show Early Humans and New Australopithecus Lived Together
Neuroscience News - 13 Aug 2025 17:32
An international team of researchers working at Ledi-Geraru in Ethiopia has uncovered fossils indicating that early Homo and a newly identified Australopithecus species coexisted between 2.6 and 2.8 million years ago. The discovery includes 13 Australopithecus teeth, distinct from the famous Australopithecus afarensis (Lucy), and confirms there is no evidence of Lucys kind after 2.95 million years ago.
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