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  • Face of oldest direct human ancestor, which lived 3.8million years ago, revealed by scientists

    08/28/2019 12:33:32 PM PDT · by plain talk · 90 replies
    The Sun ^ | August 28, 2019 | Emma James
    It can be shown for the first time after a near complete skull of Australopithecus anamensis was found in Ethiopia. The ape-like adult male was about 5ft and weighed about 100lbs. Females were about 3ft 5in and around 62lbs. An upper jaw was found first. Dr Yohannes Haile-Selassie, of Cleveland Museum of Natural History, told journal Nature: “I couldn’t believe my eyes when I spotted the rest. "It was a dream come true.” "This is a game changer in our understanding of human evolution during the Pliocene." Professor Fred Spoor, an expert in anatomy at London's Natural History Museum, said...