Tag Archives: Transitional fossils

Ancient Human New Species Found Near Lucy Fossil

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Termed Australopithecus deyiremeda, it is a novel find and this early hominid lived around about the same time as the famed Lucy. Lucy of course is the name given to Australopithecus afarensis.Thus...

3.3 Million Old Stone Tools are Older Than Humans

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A new find of stone tools is changing the perception of species that lived before the first humans in the Home genus. A team of scientists discovered 3.3 million years old stone tools in Kenya. These...

2.8 Million Years Old Jawbone of First Human Discovered

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An ASU team of scientists found a partially intact jaw that lends credence to the presence of a very early version of the homonid species Homo in Ethiopia, Africa. The mandible portion was found by...