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1.8 Million-Year-Old Skull Suggests Three Early Human Species Were One

Posted by timothy on from the sounds-like-beatles-lyrics dept.

ananyo writes "A 1.8 million-year-old human skull dramatically simplifies the textbook story of human evolution, suggesting what were thought to be three distinct species of early human (Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis and Homo erectus) was just one. 'Skull 5', along with four other skulls from the same excavation site at Dmanisi, Georgia, also shows that early humans were as physically diverse as we are today (paper abstract)."

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  1. The Problem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The problem isn't whether there were different species in the human family tree. The problem is we've become Homo Violentis and are going to wipe ourselves out.

    And let's not forget that once we finish off this planet that no one will be around to see our skulls protruding from an outcropping.

  2. Doesn't matter by koan · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Only the most duplicitous, violent, brutal, and greedy species won out, and here we are today.

    --
    "If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."