A newly named ancient species that lived over half a million years ago might have been a direct ancestor of modern humans. Scientists have officially named this ancient species Homo bodoensis. While Homo sapiens currently inhabit the planet, there were several other ancient species that were previously alive, such as Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Homo floresiensis.. Read more »
Homo bodoensis is a direct ancestor of modern humans who lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene, and seen in this image by Ettore Mazza | Genetics And Genomics
University of Winnipeg paleoanthropologists Dr. Mirjana Roksandic and an international team of researchers have discovered and named a new ancient ancestor to