* Astronomy

Computer reconstruction of Homo habilis fossil sheds light on our origins

The fossil of Homo habilis, or 'handy man', has undergone state-of-the-art computer reconstruction, revealing new information about its jaw shape which indicates the species has older evolutionary roots than previously thought and shows that three different Homo species existed between 2.1 and 1.6 million years ago, according to UCL researchers who led the study.
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