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Famed Hominid Lucy no Longer Alone
"The KSD skeleton is long-sought fossil evidence," said Haile-Selassie. [KSD is shorthand for 'Korsi Dora,' the name of the locality where the skeleton was found.] "It complements the Laetoli footprints and incontrovertibly shows A. afarensis was an obligate bipedal since its first appearance in the fossil record."
Before now, anthropologists concluded evolutionary ancestors had shoulders more like those of chimpanzees. But "Kadanuumuu" surprised researchers by revealing a shoulder very different from chimpanzees, which are thought to be the closest living relatives of Homo sapiens.
"This tells us that chimpanzees have evolved a great deal since we shared a last common ancestor with them," said Haile-Selassie.
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Every year there are more discoveries. I like to point that out to right wingers. Seems that 94% of scientists are working after all.
"The KSD skeleton is long-sought fossil evidence," said Haile-Selassie. [KSD is shorthand for 'Korsi Dora,' the name of the locality where the skeleton was found.] "It complements the Laetoli footprints and incontrovertibly shows A. afarensis was an obligate bipedal since its first appearance in the fossil record."
Before now, anthropologists concluded evolutionary ancestors had shoulders more like those of chimpanzees. But "Kadanuumuu" surprised researchers by revealing a shoulder very different from chimpanzees, which are thought to be the closest living relatives of Homo sapiens.
"This tells us that chimpanzees have evolved a great deal since we shared a last common ancestor with them," said Haile-Selassie.
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Every year there are more discoveries. I like to point that out to right wingers. Seems that 94% of scientists are working after all.