Plio—Pleistocene hominid discoveries in Hadar, Ethiopia

Plio—Pleistocene hominid discoveries in Hadar, Ethiopia

The International Afar Research Expedition has now recovered remains of twelve hominid individuals from geological deposits estimated to be ∼ 3.0 Myr in Hadar, Ethiopia. A partial skeleton represents the most complete hominid known from this period. The collection suggests that Homo and Australopith...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1976-03, Vol.260 (5549), p.293-297
Hauptverfasser: Johanson, D. C., Taieb, M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age Determination by Teeth
Animals
Dentition - anatomy & histology
Ethiopia
Femur - anatomy & histology
Fossils
Haplorhini - anatomy & histology
History of medicine
History, Ancient
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Mandible - anatomy & histology
multidisciplinary
Paleodontology
Paleontology
Primates
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Zusammenfassung:The International Afar Research Expedition has now recovered remains of twelve hominid individuals from geological deposits estimated to be ∼ 3.0 Myr in Hadar, Ethiopia. A partial skeleton represents the most complete hominid known from this period. The collection suggests that Homo and Australopithecus coexisted as early as 3.0 Myr ago.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/260293a0