Summary:
- This article reports on the discovery of a new species of ancient human, Homo bodoensis, that lived in Africa between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago.
- The researchers analyzed fossil remains and determined that Homo bodoensis was a distinct species that shared some features with both Homo erectus and Homo sapiens, our own species.
- The discovery of Homo bodoensis helps fill in the gaps in the human evolutionary tree and provides insights into the diversity of human ancestors that lived in Africa during this important time period.