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Early Homo and Australopithecus Co-Existed in Ethiopia before 2.5 Million Years Ago


New hominin fossils recovered from the Ledi-Geraru Research Project area in the Afar region of Ethiopia suggest the presence of early Homo at 2.78 and 2.59 million years ago and a previously unknown species of Australopithecus at 2.63 million years ago.

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