Hominid fossils may shake up the human family tree

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Hominid fossils may shake up the human family tree 
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Anthropologists say two Australopithecus sediba specimens have a curious 
mix of primitive and modern features that could indicate the species was 
a direct ancestor of modern humans.
 
By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times
 
September 8 2011, 4:26 PM PDT
 
After examining the fossils of two hominids that lived nearly 2 million 
years ago, anthropologists said that the anatomical features of the adult 
female and young male strongly suggest they could be members of a species 
that was a direct ancestor of modern humans. 
 
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