A fossil found in Ethiopia that belonged to a previously unknown human ancestor just pushed back the dawn of humankind by about half a million years.
Scientists say the fossil, which has five intact teeth, represents the oldest known representative of the human genus Homo and appears to come from a previously unknown species of the human lineage.
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