Archive for August 9th, 2012

New human species fossil found in Africa?

Until recently, it was believed that modern humans’ ancestors, of the species Homo erectus, shared the ancient African plains with Homo habilis. But a recent discovery by paleontologist Meave Leakey suggests that they may have been joined by yet another close relative, dubbed Homo rudolfensis. Between 2007 and 2009, Paleontologist Mauve Leakey and her team found the facial […]