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1. The earliest known fossils assigned to the genus Homo come from Ledi-Geraru, Ethiopia, dated to about 2.8 million years

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Fri Sep 26, 2025, 03:17 AM

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The earliest known fossils assigned to the genus Homo come from Ledi-Geraru, Ethiopia, dated to about 2.8 million years ago.

Specimen: A partial lower jawbone (mandible, LD 350-1).

Discovery: Found in 2013, announced in 2015.

Significance: Pushes the origin of Homo back earlier than previously thought (older than Homo habilis at ~2.4–2.1 million years ago).

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