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LONDON.- Exact fossil replicas of two of the most complete skeletons of early human relatives ever found have been donated to the Natural History Museum in London, of which the skull is on display from today. The ancient human-like species, Australopithecus sediba, is 1.98 million years old and could be the ancestor to the first humans. The skeleton casts have been donated by the University of the Witwatersrand and the Government of the Republic of South Africa. 'This will be the first public exhibition of this early human-like species in the UK,' says Museum Director Dr Michael Dixon. 'This gift gives us an opportunity to show these spectacular finds to the public and for researchers and students to study them.' The remarkable remains were uncovered from caves at Malapa, South Africa, and they were unveiled in April 2010 by Professor Lee Berger of the Institute for Human Evolution at Wits University and colleagues. Australop read full article
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