300,000-year-old fossil may represent new human family tree branch
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Scientists have discovered a 300,000-year-old fossilized jawbone in a cave in eastern China, which could represent a new branch of the human family tree. Interestingly, the specimen displays a mix of both ancient and modern features. It deepens the mystery of which ancient human species inhabited the region during the Middle to Late Pleistocene period, which lasted almost 800,000 years.