Fossil jaw sheds light on turning point in human evolution
Post date: Mar 5, 2015 2:43:32 PM
By MALCOLM RITTERAP SCIENCE WRITER MARCH 05, 2015
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Various views of the jawbone fragment, which was found in Ethiopia.
NEW YORK — A fragment of a jawbone found in Ethiopia is the oldest known fossil from an evolutionary tree branch that eventually led to modern humans, scientists reported Wednesday.