2020.04.04

A Face from Deep Time

A long-sought fossil cranium could redraw the human family tree

Australopithecus anamensis. Dale Omori and Liz Russell (photograph); Jennifer Taylor and Cleveland Museum of Natural History (composite image of hands holding “MRD”)

Australopithecus anamensis. Dale Omori and Liz Russell (photograph); Jennifer Taylor and Cleveland Museum of Natural History (composite image of hands holding “MRD”)

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