Human Phylogeny in the Light of East African Findings
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On the basis of recent (collected up to the end of 1975) data on fossil hominids, some traditionally held statements pertaining to anthropogenesis may be open to doubt. These statements are: 1. Phylogenetic relation of the genus Australopithecus to the genus Homo, 2. Origin of the genus Homo from the Middle Pleistocene, 3. Radiative evolution of Hominidae starting from a single species.
In the article, a review of the most recent discoveries done in Africa (Kenya — Turkana Lake, formerly Lake Rudolf; Ethiopia — Omo valley and Hadar region; Tanzania — Laetolil) is provided. Particular attention was paid by the author to the dating of finds. In the concluding section of the paper, a new, modified shape of the phylogenetic tree of the hominid family is proposed.
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