Eric Delson of Lehman College in New York, who wasn't involved with the work, said his guess is that naledi fits within a known group of early Homo creatures from around 2 million year ago.
MAGALIESBURG, South Africa (AP) – Scientists say they've discovered a new member of the human family tree, revealed by a huge trove of bones in a barely accessible, pitch-dark chamber of a cave in South Africa.
The creature shows a surprising mix of human-like and more primitive characteristics – some experts called it "bizarre" and "weird."
And the discovery presents some key mysteries: How old are the bones? And how did they get into that chamber, reachable only by a complicated pathway that includes squeezing through passages as narrow as about 7½ inches (17.8 centimeters)?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/s...-species-human-ancestor-homo-naledi.html?_r=0
MAGALIESBURG, South Africa (AP) – Scientists say they've discovered a new member of the human family tree, revealed by a huge trove of bones in a barely accessible, pitch-dark chamber of a cave in South Africa.
The creature shows a surprising mix of human-like and more primitive characteristics – some experts called it "bizarre" and "weird."
And the discovery presents some key mysteries: How old are the bones? And how did they get into that chamber, reachable only by a complicated pathway that includes squeezing through passages as narrow as about 7½ inches (17.8 centimeters)?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/s...-species-human-ancestor-homo-naledi.html?_r=0
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