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SCIENCEMay 16 · 11:20 UTCSCIENCE DAILY

Stunning fossil discovery in Ethiopia rewrites human origins

A stunning fossil discovery in Ethiopia reveals that early Homo and a previously unknown Australopithecus species coexisted around 2.6 to 2.8 million years ago, rewriting human origins. The find shows human evolution as a complex tree with multiple species. Scientists are investigating the diets and resource competition of these ancient relatives.

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