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 Nieuw Homo-fossiel herschrijft evolutie mens infographic
Graphic shows details of the new fossil and human evolution timeline.
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Nieuw Homo-fossiel herschrijft evolutie mens

March 4, 2015 - A new jaw fossil suggests that the Homo genus – modern humans and their close relatives – arose by about 2.8 million years ago, almost half a million years earlier than previous evidence had indicated.

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PUBLISHED: 04/03/2015; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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