09-22-2006, 02:29 AM
Ethiopia unveils 3.3 million-year-old girl fossil <!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"The finding is the most complete hominid skeleton ever found in the world," Zeresenay Alemseged, head of the Paleoanthropological Research Team, told a news conference.
He said the fossil was older than the 3.2 million year old remains of "Lucy" discovered in 1974, and described by scientists as one of the world's greatest archaeological finds.
"<b>The new bones belong to a three year old girl who lived 3.3 million years ago</b> -- 150,000 years before Lucy," Zeresenay said.
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He said the fossil was older than the 3.2 million year old remains of "Lucy" discovered in 1974, and described by scientists as one of the world's greatest archaeological finds.
"<b>The new bones belong to a three year old girl who lived 3.3 million years ago</b> -- 150,000 years before Lucy," Zeresenay said.
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