South Africa fossils include 2-million-year-old adult Homo erectus
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Thu, 1 October 2026Sat, 3 October 2026
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Wirtualna Polska (Poland)
Times of India
1 Oct, 13:29over 47 hours3 Oct, 12:39
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Thu, 1 October 2026
1 report- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)13:29first to report
Międzynarodowy zespół badaczy opisał 18 skamieniałości znalezionych na stanowisku Drimolen Main Quarry w południowej Afryce. Wśród nich jest fragment czaszki dorosłego Homo erectus sprzed około 2 mln lat. Odkrycie przesuwa najstarsze potwierdzenie obecności tego gatunku o ok. 200 tys. lat.
Sat, 3 October 2026
1 report- Times of India12:39
Researchers have described 18 previously unpublished hominin fossils from South Africa, including an adultHomo erectusfossil dated to 2 million years ago. The findings support the species’ first appearance in southern Africa at that time and provide evidence of microevolution inP. robustus.