New Fossil Confirms a Human Ancestor Appeared 200,000 Years Earlier Than Expected

Researchers at the Drimolen Main Quarry near Johannesburg, South Africa, identified a new Homo erectus fossil that pushes the species' emergence back by 200,000 years to 2 million years ago. The study, published in the Annals of Human Biology, also analyzed 14 Paranthropus robustus fossils, revealing that this relative outnumbered Homo erectus at the site by more than 10 to 1.

Source: New Fossil Confirms a Human Ancestor Appeared 200,000 Years Earlier Than Expected — ScienceAlert

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