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News Release 10-051
Geologists Uncover Major Ancient Human Ancestor in South Africa
Fossil hominid skeletons date to nearly two million years ago
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Two-million-year-old Australopithicus sediba (southern ape), a new species of hominid.
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Hill slopes surrounding the newly discovered Malapa site in South Africa.
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Austalopithecus sediba may have fallen into a geologic "death trap."
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Excavations at Malapa, within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in South Africa.
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Scientists working at the Malapa site near Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Excavated blocks rich in fossil remains from Malapa.
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The researchers' findings appear in the April 9, 2010 issue of the journal Science.
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