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Oldest human ancestor said found in Africa
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THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2001 Research published in today's issue of Nature discusses a 5.5 million-year-old fossil which may be the oldest human ancestor discovered so far. The fossil was discovered in the desert in central Ethiopia by a team led by a University of California graduate student. It has been classified as Ardipithecus ramidus kadabba, meaning root-man ancestor. It differs from other finds and is also older. Get the Research:
New early human fossils (Nature 7/12) Get the Story:
Fossils Suggest Earliest Human Ancestor (The Washington Post 7/12) Relevant Links:
Nature - http://www.nature.com/nature
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