Is Australopithecus Sediba The Best Candidate Ancestor To Our Species?
Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 11:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Brain, pelvis, hands and feet don't lie - and five recent studies of Australopithecus sediba, a primitive hominin that existed around the same time early Homo species first began to appear on Earth, suggest this ancient relative and its primitive and modern, human-like traits, make it the best candidate for an ancestor to the Homo genus.The discoveries are casting doubt on some long-standing theories about human evolution, including the notion that early human pelvises evolved in response to larger brain sizes. And there is also some new evidence suggesting that Australopithecus sediba may have been a tool-maker.read more