Scientists unearth 2.6-million-year-old hominin fossil in Ethiopia
January 23, 2026
January 23, 2026
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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Scientists unearth 2.6-million-year-old hominin fossil in Ethiopia
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In a new paper published in Nature, a team led by University of Chicago paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged reported the discovery of the first Paranthropus specimen from the Afar region of Ethiopia, more than 600 miles north of the genus' previous northernmost occurrence.
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Scientists unearth 2.6-million-year-old hominin fossil in Ethiopia
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In a new paper published in Nature, a team led by University of Chicago paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged reported the discovery of the first Paranthropus specimen from the Afar region of Ethiopia, more than 600 miles north of the genus' previous northernmost occurrence.
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