Australopithecus Sediba: Fossils of a human ancestor from 2,000,000 years ago

Australopithecus sediba

Fossils of a human ancestor from 2,000,000 years ago

http://geology.com/press-release/australopithicus-sediba/

         I read the article, Australopithecus Sediba: Fossils of a human ancestor from 2,000,000 years ago. This article was republished from an April 2010 press release. This article mainly focuses on some new, groundbreaking archaeological finds. Researchers working in South Africa have recently discovered two human fossil skeletons. These two human skeletons date back to almost two million years ago. The international research team, led by Lee Berger of the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, has come to the conclusion that these skeletons are of a new-found species, hominid. Hominids are also known as Australopithecus sediba, which is a combination of the names of the ape-like human ancestor species and the modern human. These researchers also discovered that this species mainly lived near Johannesburg, South Africa. The fossils that were discovered, unusually well-preserved were a young male and an adult female. After making this huge discovery that is the hominid species, scientists are trying to find more about how and on what this ancient species lived.