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Ethiopian Fossil Finds Suggest Multiple Ancient Human Species Coexisted

Originally Published 4 months ago — by ScienceDaily

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Scientists in Ethiopia discovered fossils indicating that Australopithecus and the earliest Homo species coexisted around 2.6 to 2.8 million years ago, including a new Australopithecus species and the oldest Homo fossils, challenging linear views of human evolution and highlighting a complex, bushy evolutionary tree.

Ancient Human Ancestors: New Discoveries Challenge Evolution Theories

Originally Published 4 months ago — by Earth.com

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Recent fossil discoveries in Ethiopia reveal that early human evolution was more complex than a linear progression, with multiple hominin species like Australopithecus and early Homo coexisting around 2.6 to 2.8 million years ago, challenging traditional 'ape-to-human' models and suggesting a bushier evolutionary tree.

Ethiopian Fossils Uncover New Human Ancestor and Evolutionary Insights

Originally Published 5 months ago — by Sci.News

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New fossils from Ethiopia reveal that early Homo and a previously unknown Australopithecus species co-existed around 2.6-2.8 million years ago, challenging the linear view of human evolution and suggesting a more complex, branching process during a critical period of environmental change.