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Oldest European human fossil
July 13 , 2022
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- A jawbone fragment was discovered in northern Spain recently.
- This could be the oldest known fossil of a human ancestor found to date in Europe.
- This fossil was found at an archaeological site in the Atapuerca mountain range was about 1.4m years old.
- Until now, the oldest hominid fossil found in Europe was a jawbone found at the same site in 2007.
- It was determined to be 1.2m years old.
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