Nicholas St. Fleur, NYT

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2m-year-old skull of human ancestor ‘cousin’ unearthed

Skull of Paranthropus robustus is the earliest specimen found so far of the species

The two-million-year-old skull of Paranthropus robustus, a large-toothed, small-brained ancient human cousin. It is the earliest and best-preserved specimen found so far of the species, which lived alongside, and probably competed with, Homo erectus.

When hominins first visited Arabian peninsula

Scientists have found what they think is evidence of the activities of early human relatives, who lived here some 300,000 to 500,000 years ago

Michael Petragliaelli

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