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1st instance of microevolution in early human relative discovered – Livescience.com
Climate change prompted microevolution in now-extinct species.
The recently discovered skull of an ancient human relative reveals that the species underwent dramatic changes in a short period of time, a phenomenon known as microevolution
, a new study finds.
Previously, males of Paranthropus robustus, an extinct australopithecine species (relatives of Lucy
), were thought to be substantially larger than females. This dichotomy is well known among some modern-day primates, including gorillas
, orangutans
and baboons
. However, a new fossil unearthed in South…
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