Ethiopian fossil finds may help fill gaps in human evolution.(Foreign News)

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: January 21, 2005| Author: Thompson, Christopher | Copyright information

Byline: Christopher Thompson

FOSSIL HUNTERS in Ethiopia have discovered the remains of at least nine primitive hominids, nearly 4.5 million years old, which scientists claim could help fill some of the gaps in early human evolution

The finds, revealed in Nature magazine, mainly consist of teeth and jaw fragments, but also include parts of feet and hands. Scientists say that the features of a foot bone uncovered at As Duma, in the north of the country, prove th...

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