New species of human found
Release Date: Sep 11, 2015
New species of human found
Scientists say they have found a total of 1,550 bones representing 15 individuals. They say it’s the largest fossil hominin find on the African continent.
On September 10, 2015, an international team of scientists announced the discovery of what they say is a new species of hominin – that’s the family of humans and their ancestors. Homo naledi – named for the cave in Africa in which it was found – was small creature with a tiny brain.
The Rising Star Cave happens to be in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site outside Johannesburg, South Africa. Naledi means `star’ in the local South African language Sesotho.
Scientists say they have found a total of 1,550 bones representing 15 individuals. They say it’s the largest fossil hominin find on the African continent.
Team member Charles Musiba is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado, Denver. He said in a statement from University of Colorado, Denver:
We found adults and children in the cave who are members of genus Homo but very different from modern humans. They are very petite and have the brain size of chimpanzees. The only thing similar we know of are the so-called `hobbits’ of Flores Island in Indonesia.
More:
http://earthsky.org/human-world/new-species-in-human-family-discovered
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