Oldest known homo fossils from Eithiopa

[Delta4Embassy]

Sorry, couldn't resist. Oldest discovered Genus homo that is.

Earliest known fossil of the genus Homo dates to 2.8 to 2.75 million years ago

" The earliest known record of the genus Homo—the human genus—represented by a lower jaw with teeth, recently found in the Afar region of Ethiopia, dates to between 2.8 and 2.75 million years ago, according to an international team of geoscientists and anthropologists. They also dated other fossils to between 2.84 and 2.58 million years ago, which helped reconstruct the environment in which the individual lived.

"The record of hominin evolution between 3 and 2.5 million years ago is poorly documented in surface outcrops, particularly in Afar, Ethiopia," said Erin N. DiMaggio, research associate in the department of geosciences, Penn State.

Hominins are the group of primates that include Homo sapiens—humans—and their ancestors. The term is used for the branch of the human evolutionary line that exists after the split from chimpanzees."

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[Old Rocks]

Very interesting find, hope there is more in the area. Going to be hard to beat the Lucy find.

 

[MisterBeale]

Most recent known Homo found at USMB.

Sorry, couldn't resist.





Seriously though, I can only read the abstract, but having studied primatology, it could all be political. With SO LITTLE of the remains, we compare it to what we already have, and then decide on what to call it.

Do they call it this, that, or something new?


All they have is the mandible. That's it.

Chances are it could be the missing link between Australopithecines and Man. But if they dare go public with that, the Creationists would go . . . ahem, pun intended, Ape shit. They would definitely need more than that to make such a bold pronouncement. Likewise, the scientific establishment is VERY entrenched and territorial. Bold claims need oodles of evidence.

This specimen combines primitive traits seen in early Australopithecus with derived morphology observed in later Homo, confirming that dentognathic departures from the australopith pattern occurred early in the Homo lineage.

Early Homo at 2.8 Ma from Ledi-Geraru Afar Ethiopia


Considering the age, and the morphology, it sounds like it might be Transitional form.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Most recent known Homo found at USMB.

Sorry, couldn't resist.





Seriously though, I can only read the abstract, but having studied primatology, it could all be political. With SO LITTLE of the remains, we compare it to what we already have, and then decide on what to call it.

Do they call it this, that, or something new?


All they have is the mandible. That's it.

Chances are it could be the missing link between Australopithecines and Man. But if they dare go public with that, the Creationists would go . . . ahem, pun intended, Ape shit. They would definitely need more than that to make such a bold pronouncement. Likewise, the scientific establishment is VERY entrenched and territorial. Bold claims need oodles of evidence.

This specimen combines primitive traits seen in early Australopithecus with derived morphology observed in later Homo, confirming that dentognathic departures from the australopith pattern occurred early in the Homo lineage.

Early Homo at 2.8 Ma from Ledi-Geraru Afar Ethiopia


Considering the age, and the morphology, it sounds like it might be Transitional form.

That's fair.